Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
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bridge over the Bosphorus
cable-stayed bridge
road–rail bridge
suspension bridge
transport infrastructure
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge canonical | 12 |
| Istanbul’s third Bosphorus crossing | 1 |
| Third Bosphorus Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235990 — 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: Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Context triple: [Istanbul, hasLandmark, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge]
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A.
Bosporus Bridge
The Bosporus Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul that spans the Bosporus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
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B.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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C.
Ioannovsky Bridge
Ioannovsky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, serving as one of the main access routes to the Peter and Paul Fortress across the Kronverksky Strait.
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D.
Anichkov Bridge
Anichkov Bridge is a historic and architecturally notable bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive horseman statues and its prominent location on the Fontanka River.
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E.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
- 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: Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Target entity description: Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
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A.
Bosporus Bridge
The Bosporus Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Istanbul that spans the Bosporus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city.
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B.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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C.
Ioannovsky Bridge
Ioannovsky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, serving as one of the main access routes to the Peter and Paul Fortress across the Kronverksky Strait.
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D.
Anichkov Bridge
Anichkov Bridge is a historic and architecturally notable bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive horseman statues and its prominent location on the Fontanka River.
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E.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge over the Bosphorus
ⓘ
cable-stayed bridge ⓘ road–rail bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Bosphorus Bridge
|
| architect |
Jean-François Klein
ⓘ
M. Hakan Kiran ⓘ |
| carries |
motor vehicle traffic
ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Asian side of Istanbul
ⓘ
European side of Istanbul ⓘ |
| connectsDistrict |
Garipçe
ⓘ
Poyrazköy ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately US$3 billion ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2013-05-29 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crosses |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosphorus Strait
|
| designer |
Michel Virlogeux
ⓘ
T-Engineering ⓘ |
| hasType | hybrid suspension and cable-stayed design ⓘ |
| length | 2164 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Istanbul ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosphorus
|
| locatedOn | northern Bosphorus ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 1408 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | General Directorate of Highways of Turkey ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Selim I ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 8 road lanes ⓘ |
| numberOfRailTracks | 2 rail tracks ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Binali Yıldırım
ⓘ
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2016-08-26 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Istanbul’s third Bosphorus crossing
Northern Marmara Motorway ⓘ |
| purpose | relieve traffic congestion on other Bosphorus bridges ⓘ |
| railLinkPlannedToConnect |
Gebze
ⓘ
Halkalı ⓘ Istanbul Airport ⓘ |
| region | Marmara Region ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection between Europe and Asia
ⓘ
modernization of Turkey’s transport network ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| towerHeight | 322 m ⓘ |
| width | 58.4 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Description of subject: Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a modern suspension bridge spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, serving both road and rail traffic and symbolizing the city's connection between Europe and Asia.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Bosphorus Bridge
this entity surface form:
Istanbul’s third Bosphorus crossing