Red Mountain Expressway Cut
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Red Mountain Expressway Cut is a major highway cut through Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, notable for exposing significant geological strata and improving regional transportation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Mountain Cut | 1 |
| Red Mountain Expressway Cut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Red Mountain Expressway Cut Context triple: [Red Mountain, hasLandmark, Red Mountain Expressway Cut]
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A.
Fremont Cut
Fremont Cut is a man-made canal in Seattle that forms part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, linking Lake Union to the Lake Washington Ship Canal system and facilitating boat traffic between the lakes and Puget Sound.
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B.
Emigrant Canyon Road
Emigrant Canyon Road is a scenic, winding route in Death Valley National Park that provides access through the Panamint Range’s rugged desert terrain.
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C.
Newhall Pass
Newhall Pass is a major mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, that serves as a key transportation corridor connecting the San Fernando Valley with the Santa Clarita Valley.
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D.
Patterson Pass Tunnel
Patterson Pass Tunnel is a key water conveyance tunnel in California that carries supplies for the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct through the Diablo Range.
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E.
Tehachapi Crossing tunnels
The Tehachapi Crossing tunnels are a series of large water conveyance tunnels that carry California Aqueduct flows beneath the Tehachapi Mountains as part of the State Water Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Red Mountain Expressway Cut Target entity description: Red Mountain Expressway Cut is a major highway cut through Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, notable for exposing significant geological strata and improving regional transportation.
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A.
Fremont Cut
Fremont Cut is a man-made canal in Seattle that forms part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, linking Lake Union to the Lake Washington Ship Canal system and facilitating boat traffic between the lakes and Puget Sound.
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B.
Emigrant Canyon Road
Emigrant Canyon Road is a scenic, winding route in Death Valley National Park that provides access through the Panamint Range’s rugged desert terrain.
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C.
Newhall Pass
Newhall Pass is a major mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, that serves as a key transportation corridor connecting the San Fernando Valley with the Santa Clarita Valley.
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D.
Patterson Pass Tunnel
Patterson Pass Tunnel is a key water conveyance tunnel in California that carries supplies for the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct through the Diablo Range.
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E.
Tehachapi Crossing tunnels
The Tehachapi Crossing tunnels are a series of large water conveyance tunnels that carry California Aqueduct flows beneath the Tehachapi Mountains as part of the State Water Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway cut
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road cut ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | pedestrian access generally prohibited on roadway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Malfunction Junction Cut
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Red Mountain Expressway Cut ⓘ
surface form:
Red Mountain Cut
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| category |
Geology of Alabama
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Road cuts in the United States ⓘ Transportation in Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| connects |
Birmingham Downtown Retail and Theatre Historic District
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surface form:
downtown Birmingham
southern suburbs of Birmingham ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1960s ⓘ |
| crosses | Red Mountain ridge line ⓘ |
| cutsThrough | Red Mountain ⓘ |
| feature |
exposed rock strata
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limited‑access highway design ⓘ multiple traffic lanes ⓘ steep rock walls ⓘ |
| geologicalExposure |
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
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iron‑rich strata of Red Mountain ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Birmingham city centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham city center
Red Mountain neighborhoods ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintenanceActivity |
rock scaling and netting
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slope stabilization ⓘ |
| managedBy | Alabama Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing significant geological strata
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improving regional transportation connectivity ⓘ |
| opened | 1970s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Mountain Expressway
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U.S. Route 280 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve regional transportation between Birmingham and its southern suburbs
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provide a direct route through Red Mountain for vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| risk | rockfall hazards along cut faces ⓘ |
| significance | important geologic type section for the Birmingham area ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
geologists
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students of earth science ⓘ |
| transportationRole | major north–south traffic corridor in Birmingham metropolitan area ⓘ |
| usedBy | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| visibility | prominent feature of Birmingham skyline area ⓘ |
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Subject: Red Mountain Expressway Cut Description of subject: Red Mountain Expressway Cut is a major highway cut through Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, notable for exposing significant geological strata and improving regional transportation.
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