Wawona Covered Bridge
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Wawona Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Yosemite National Park, known for its 19th-century construction and scenic setting over the South Fork of the Merced River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wawona Covered Bridge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2736229 — 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: Wawona Covered Bridge Context triple: [Wawona, hasAttraction, Wawona Covered Bridge]
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A.
Swann Covered Bridge
Swann Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted as one of the longest and best-preserved examples of its kind in the state.
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B.
Horton Mill Covered Bridge
Horton Mill Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted for its considerable height above the water and status as one of the tallest covered bridges in the United States.
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C.
Hathaway Bridge
Hathaway Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in Bay County, Florida, carrying traffic across St. Andrew Bay as part of a key Gulf Coast transportation route.
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D.
Vernal Fall Footbridge
Vernal Fall Footbridge is a popular viewing and rest spot along the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park, offering hikers an early, accessible vantage point of Vernal Fall and the Merced River.
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E.
Benson Bridge
Benson Bridge is a historic pedestrian footbridge that spans the lower falls at Oregon’s Multnomah Falls, offering visitors a close-up view of the cascading water.
- 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: Wawona Covered Bridge Target entity description: Wawona Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Yosemite National Park, known for its 19th-century construction and scenic setting over the South Fork of the Merced River.
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A.
Swann Covered Bridge
Swann Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted as one of the longest and best-preserved examples of its kind in the state.
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B.
Horton Mill Covered Bridge
Horton Mill Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted for its considerable height above the water and status as one of the tallest covered bridges in the United States.
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C.
Hathaway Bridge
Hathaway Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in Bay County, Florida, carrying traffic across St. Andrew Bay as part of a key Gulf Coast transportation route.
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D.
Vernal Fall Footbridge
Vernal Fall Footbridge is a popular viewing and rest spot along the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park, offering hikers an early, accessible vantage point of Vernal Fall and the Merced River.
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E.
Benson Bridge
Benson Bridge is a historic pedestrian footbridge that spans the lower falls at Oregon’s Multnomah Falls, offering visitors a close-up view of the cascading water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covered bridge
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ wooden bridge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Mariposa County ⓘ |
| crosses | South Fork Merced River ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | timber construction ⓘ |
| hasCovering | wooden roof ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of 19th-century covered bridge engineering
ⓘ
historic transportation structure in Yosemite ⓘ |
| hasDeck | wooden deck ⓘ |
| hasDesign | covered bridge design ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
mountain valley setting
ⓘ
riparian forest ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historic exhibit
ⓘ
pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
ⓘ
Wawona Hotel ⓘ |
| hasScenicView |
South Fork Merced River
ⓘ
surrounding forest ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | single-span bridge ⓘ |
| hasTouristActivity |
photography
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ walking across bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| isComponentOf | Yosemite National Park cultural resources ⓘ |
| isMaintainedBy | National Park Service maintenance staff ⓘ |
| isPreserved | true ⓘ |
| isSpanning | river channel of South Fork Merced River ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | historic interpretation programs in Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mariposa County ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wawona, California ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| locatedWithinProtectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wawona ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Pioneer Yosemite History Center ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| usedFor |
interpretive displays
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wawona Covered Bridge Description of subject: Wawona Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Yosemite National Park, known for its 19th-century construction and scenic setting over the South Fork of the Merced River.
Referenced by (3)
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