Illinois Route 40
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Illinois Route 40 is a north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through several counties, including Whiteside County, connecting rural communities with larger regional routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Route 40 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2953315 — 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: Illinois Route 40 Context triple: [Whiteside County, hasMajorHighway, Illinois Route 40]
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A.
Illinois Route 50
Illinois Route 50 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that serves as a major arterial route through numerous suburbs of Chicago.
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B.
Illinois Route 43
Illinois Route 43 is a major north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that runs through numerous suburbs of Chicago.
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C.
Illinois Route 47
Illinois Route 47 is a major north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through multiple counties, including McHenry County, and serves as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
Illinois Route 31
Illinois Route 31 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that runs along the Fox River corridor, connecting multiple communities in McHenry and Kane counties.
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E.
Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 is an east–west state highway in northern Illinois that runs across multiple counties, connecting rural communities and regional routes.
- 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: Illinois Route 40 Target entity description: Illinois Route 40 is a north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through several counties, including Whiteside County, connecting rural communities with larger regional routes.
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A.
Illinois Route 50
Illinois Route 50 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that serves as a major arterial route through numerous suburbs of Chicago.
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B.
Illinois Route 43
Illinois Route 43 is a major north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that runs through numerous suburbs of Chicago.
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C.
Illinois Route 47
Illinois Route 47 is a major north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through multiple counties, including McHenry County, and serves as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
Illinois Route 31
Illinois Route 31 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that runs along the Fox River corridor, connecting multiple communities in McHenry and Kane counties.
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E.
Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 is an east–west state highway in northern Illinois that runs across multiple counties, connecting rural communities and regional routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transportation infrastructure
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IL 40 ⓘ |
| accessControl | primarily at-grade intersections ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Illinois
ⓘ
Transportation in Peoria County, Illinois ⓘ Transportation in Whiteside County, Illinois ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Illinois Route 5
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Interstate 74 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 150 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 30 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| function | connects rural communities with larger regional routes ⓘ |
| hasDirectionA | South ⓘ |
| hasDirectionB | North ⓘ |
| highwaySystem |
Illinois state highway system
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois State Highway System
|
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| locatedIn |
Bureau County, Illinois
ⓘ
Henry County, Illinois ⓘ Lee County, Illinois ⓘ Marshall County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Peoria County, Illinois ⓘ Rock Island County, Illinois ⓘ Stark County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiteside County ⓘ
surface form:
Whiteside County, Illinois
|
| maintainedBy | Illinois Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois state highway system
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois state highway network
|
| passesThrough |
Peoria, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Peoria, Illinois
Rock Falls, Illinois ⓘ Sterling, Illinois ⓘ rural communities in north-central Illinois ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Illinois
ⓘ
northwestern Illinois ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ local travel ⓘ regional travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illinois Route 40 Description of subject: Illinois Route 40 is a north–south state highway in Illinois that runs through several counties, including Whiteside County, connecting rural communities with larger regional routes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sterling, Illinois