Pasadena Freeway
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The Pasadena Freeway, also known as State Route 110, is a historic Los Angeles-area freeway recognized as the first freeway in the western United States, connecting downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pasadena Freeway canonical | 4 |
| Pasadena Freeway (SR 110) crossing near Arroyo Seco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2406921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pasadena Freeway Context triple: [Hollywood Freeway, hasJunctionWith, Pasadena Freeway]
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A.
Santa Monica Freeway
The Santa Monica Freeway is a major segment of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles, California, serving as a key east–west commuter and traffic artery between downtown Los Angeles and the Westside/Santa Monica.
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B.
Hollywood Freeway
The Hollywood Freeway is a major Los Angeles highway (primarily U.S. Route 101) that runs through Hollywood and connects downtown Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley.
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C.
Banfield Freeway corridor
The Banfield Freeway corridor is a major transportation route in Portland, Oregon, carrying Interstate 84 and associated rail and transit lines through the city’s east side.
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D.
Bishop Ford Freeway
The Bishop Ford Freeway is a major Interstate highway segment in the Chicago metropolitan area that carries I-94 through the city's South Side and into the southern suburbs.
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E.
Harbor Freeway
The Harbor Freeway is a major north–south freeway in Los Angeles, California, that connects downtown Los Angeles to the South Bay and the Port of Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pasadena Freeway Target entity description: The Pasadena Freeway, also known as State Route 110, is a historic Los Angeles-area freeway recognized as the first freeway in the western United States, connecting downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena.
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A.
Santa Monica Freeway
The Santa Monica Freeway is a major segment of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles, California, serving as a key east–west commuter and traffic artery between downtown Los Angeles and the Westside/Santa Monica.
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B.
Hollywood Freeway
The Hollywood Freeway is a major Los Angeles highway (primarily U.S. Route 101) that runs through Hollywood and connects downtown Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley.
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C.
Banfield Freeway corridor
The Banfield Freeway corridor is a major transportation route in Portland, Oregon, carrying Interstate 84 and associated rail and transit lines through the city’s east side.
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D.
Bishop Ford Freeway
The Bishop Ford Freeway is a major Interstate highway segment in the Chicago metropolitan area that carries I-94 through the city's South Side and into the southern suburbs.
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E.
Harbor Freeway
The Harbor Freeway is a major north–south freeway in Los Angeles, California, that connects downtown Los Angeles to the South Bay and the Port of Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freeway
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ state highway in California ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CA 110 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arroyo Seco Parkway
ⓘ
Harbor Freeway ⓘ
surface form:
Harbor–Pasadena Freeway
SR 110 ⓘ State Route 110 ⓘ |
| category |
Freeways in Los Angeles County, California
ⓘ
State highways in California ⓘ |
| connects |
Downtown Los Angeles
ⓘ
Pasadena ⓘ
surface form:
Pasadena, California
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs |
California Historic Parkway
ⓘ
National Scenic Byway ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
narrow lanes
ⓘ
short off-ramps ⓘ short on-ramps ⓘ tight curves ⓘ |
| directionA | south ⓘ |
| directionB | north ⓘ |
| follows | Arroyo Seco ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
California State Route 2
ⓘ
Interstate 10 ⓘ Interstate 110 ⓘ Interstate 5 ⓘ U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | primarily three lanes in each direction in many segments ⓘ |
| hasTerminus |
Downtown Los Angeles
ⓘ
Pasadena ⓘ
surface form:
Pasadena, California
|
| historicalSignificance | early example of controlled-access highway design in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Los Angeles
Pasadena ⓘ
surface form:
City of Pasadena, California
Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
|
| maintainedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
|
| namedAfter |
Pasadena
ⓘ
surface form:
Pasadena, California
|
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| originalName | Arroyo Seco Parkway ⓘ |
| partOf |
California State Route 110
ⓘ
Los Angeles freeway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Elysian Park
ⓘ
Highland Park, Los Angeles ⓘ South Pasadena, California ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
first freeway in California
ⓘ
first freeway in the western United States ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ |
| speedLimitCharacteristic | relatively low speed limits compared to modern freeways ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| surfaceType | paved ⓘ |
| usedFor | automobile traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pasadena Freeway Description of subject: The Pasadena Freeway, also known as State Route 110, is a historic Los Angeles-area freeway recognized as the first freeway in the western United States, connecting downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pasadena Freeway (SR 110) crossing near Arroyo Seco