Maidenhead Railway Bridge
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Maidenhead Railway Bridge is a historic Brunel-designed railway bridge over the River Thames in England, renowned for its remarkably flat brick arches and elegant engineering.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maidenhead Railway Bridge canonical | 4 |
| Brunel’s Maidenhead Railway Bridge | 1 |
| Maidenhead Bridge (railway) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2587033 — 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: Maidenhead Railway Bridge Context triple: [Maidenhead, crossedBy, Maidenhead Railway Bridge]
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A.
Sandfield Bridge
Sandfield Bridge is a road bridge spanning the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire, England.
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B.
Leatherhead Bridge
Leatherhead Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Mole in Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
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C.
Trowse Swing Bridge
Trowse Swing Bridge is a movable railway bridge near Norwich in Norfolk, England, that carries trains over the River Yare and swings open to allow river traffic to pass.
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D.
Esher Bridge
Esher Bridge is a historic road bridge in Esher, Surrey, carrying traffic over the River Mole.
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E.
Reedham Swing Bridge
Reedham Swing Bridge is a historic railway swing bridge in Norfolk, England, that carries trains across the River Yare and opens to allow river traffic to pass.
- 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: Maidenhead Railway Bridge Target entity description: Maidenhead Railway Bridge is a historic Brunel-designed railway bridge over the River Thames in England, renowned for its remarkably flat brick arches and elegant engineering.
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A.
Sandfield Bridge
Sandfield Bridge is a road bridge spanning the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire, England.
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B.
Leatherhead Bridge
Leatherhead Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Mole in Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
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C.
Trowse Swing Bridge
Trowse Swing Bridge is a movable railway bridge near Norwich in Norfolk, England, that carries trains over the River Yare and swings open to allow river traffic to pass.
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D.
Esher Bridge
Esher Bridge is a historic road bridge in Esher, Surrey, carrying traffic over the River Mole.
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E.
Reedham Swing Bridge
Reedham Swing Bridge is a historic railway swing bridge in Norfolk, England, that carries trains across the River Yare and opens to allow river traffic to pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed structure
ⓘ
arch bridge ⓘ listed building ⓘ railway bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Great Western Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Main Line railway
railway traffic ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| designer | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| hasArchType | segmental arch ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | landmark of Victorian railway engineering ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringSignificance | pioneering use of low-rise brick arches ⓘ |
| hasFunction | to carry trains over the River Thames ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
iconic example of Brunel’s railway engineering
ⓘ
record-breaking flatness of brick arches at time of construction ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
elegant engineering design
ⓘ
remarkably flat arches ⓘ very low rise-to-span ratio ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | brick arch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Maidenhead Railway Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunel’s Maidenhead Railway Bridge
Maidenhead Railway Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Maidenhead Bridge (railway)
|
| isPartOf | historic Great Western Railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maidenhead ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Maidenhead
ⓘ
surface form:
Maidenhead, Berkshire
Dropmore, Buckinghamshire ⓘ
surface form:
Taplow, Buckinghamshire
|
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Western Main Line ⓘ |
| riverCrossingOf | River Thames between Maidenhead and Taplow ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail services
ⓘ
mainline passenger rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maidenhead Railway Bridge Description of subject: Maidenhead Railway Bridge is a historic Brunel-designed railway bridge over the River Thames in England, renowned for its remarkably flat brick arches and elegant engineering.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maidenhead Bridge (railway)
this entity surface form:
Brunel’s Maidenhead Railway Bridge