Source of the Nile Bridge
E283666
Source of the Nile Bridge is a major modern cable-stayed bridge in Jinja, Uganda, spanning the Nile River near its source and serving as a key transport link and landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Source of the Nile Bridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2637111 — 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: Source of the Nile Bridge Context triple: [Victoria Nile, hasBridge, Source of the Nile Bridge]
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A.
Egyptian Bridge
Egyptian Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, notable for its Egyptian-style decorative elements and for carrying traffic across the Fontanka River.
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B.
Qasr El Nil Bridge
Qasr El Nil Bridge is a historic Nile River bridge in central Cairo, Egypt, known for its iconic lion statues and its role linking downtown Cairo with Gezira and Roda Island.
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C.
Luxor Bridge
Luxor Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the Nile River near the city of Luxor in southern Egypt, connecting the east and west banks.
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D.
El-Kantara Bridge
El-Kantara Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Constantine, Algeria, spanning a deep gorge and serving as one of the city’s iconic landmarks.
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E.
Lion Bridge
Lion Bridge is a small 19th-century pedestrian suspension bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, notable for its decorative lion sculptures.
- 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: Source of the Nile Bridge Target entity description: Source of the Nile Bridge is a major modern cable-stayed bridge in Jinja, Uganda, spanning the Nile River near its source and serving as a key transport link and landmark.
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A.
Egyptian Bridge
Egyptian Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, notable for its Egyptian-style decorative elements and for carrying traffic across the Fontanka River.
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B.
Qasr El Nil Bridge
Qasr El Nil Bridge is a historic Nile River bridge in central Cairo, Egypt, known for its iconic lion statues and its role linking downtown Cairo with Gezira and Roda Island.
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C.
Luxor Bridge
Luxor Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the Nile River near the city of Luxor in southern Egypt, connecting the east and west banks.
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D.
El-Kantara Bridge
El-Kantara Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Constantine, Algeria, spanning a deep gorge and serving as one of the city’s iconic landmarks.
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E.
Lion Bridge
Lion Bridge is a small 19th-century pedestrian suspension bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, notable for its decorative lion sculptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Uganda
ⓘ
cable-stayed bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jinja Nile Bridge
ⓘ
New Jinja Bridge ⓘ Jinja Nile Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
New Nile Bridge
|
| builder |
Hyundai Engineering & Construction
ⓘ
surface form:
Hyundai Engineering and Construction
Zenitaka Corporation ⓘ |
| connects |
Jinja side of the Nile
ⓘ
Njeru side of the Nile ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2014 ⓘ |
| cost | approximately US$112 million ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| crosses |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| design | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| engineer | Nippon Koei ⓘ |
| function | road transport link ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Government of Uganda
ⓘ
Japan International Cooperation Agency ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cable illumination
ⓘ
emergency walkways ⓘ pedestrian walkways ⓘ street lighting ⓘ traffic monitoring systems ⓘ |
| importance |
key link on Northern Corridor
ⓘ
major gateway between Uganda and Kenya ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Shinzo Abe
ⓘ
Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
surface form:
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
|
| length | 525 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jinja ⓘ |
| locatedNear | source of the Nile ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 290 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Uganda National Roads Authority ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfPylons | 2 ⓘ |
| officialName | Source of the Nile Bridge self-link ⓘ |
| opened | 2018 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2018-10-17 ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Uganda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kampala–Jinja Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Kampala–Jinja highway corridor
|
| pylonHeight | 69 m ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Region of Uganda
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Region, Uganda
|
| replaces | Nalubaale Bridge ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| status | landmark of Jinja ⓘ |
| trafficType |
motor vehicles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| width | 22.9 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Source of the Nile Bridge Description of subject: Source of the Nile Bridge is a major modern cable-stayed bridge in Jinja, Uganda, spanning the Nile River near its source and serving as a key transport link and landmark.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.