West Shore Expressway
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The West Shore Expressway is a major limited-access highway on Staten Island in New York City that runs along the island’s western shore, connecting the Outerbridge Crossing to the Staten Island Expressway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Shore Expressway canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2104313 — 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: West Shore Expressway Context triple: [Richmond County, hasMajorRoad, West Shore Expressway]
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A.
Nassau Expressway
Nassau Expressway is a major roadway in the New York metropolitan area that links parts of Long Island to John F. Kennedy International Airport and other key regional highways.
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B.
Belt Parkway
The Belt Parkway is a major limited-access highway in New York City that runs along the southern edges of Brooklyn and Queens, connecting several bridges, neighborhoods, and access routes to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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C.
Atlantic City Expressway
The Atlantic City Expressway is a major toll highway in southern New Jersey that provides a primary route between the Philadelphia area and the resort city of Atlantic City.
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D.
Beachline Expressway
The Beachline Expressway is a major toll highway in central Florida that links the Orlando area with the Space Coast, including Merritt Island and nearby Atlantic beaches.
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E.
Staten Island Expressway
The Staten Island Expressway is a major limited-access highway running across Staten Island, New York City, serving as a key connector between the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Goethals Bridge and forming part of Interstate 278.
- 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: West Shore Expressway Target entity description: The West Shore Expressway is a major limited-access highway on Staten Island in New York City that runs along the island’s western shore, connecting the Outerbridge Crossing to the Staten Island Expressway.
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A.
Nassau Expressway
Nassau Expressway is a major roadway in the New York metropolitan area that links parts of Long Island to John F. Kennedy International Airport and other key regional highways.
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B.
Belt Parkway
The Belt Parkway is a major limited-access highway in New York City that runs along the southern edges of Brooklyn and Queens, connecting several bridges, neighborhoods, and access routes to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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C.
Atlantic City Expressway
The Atlantic City Expressway is a major toll highway in southern New Jersey that provides a primary route between the Philadelphia area and the resort city of Atlantic City.
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D.
Beachline Expressway
The Beachline Expressway is a major toll highway in central Florida that links the Orlando area with the Space Coast, including Merritt Island and nearby Atlantic beaches.
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E.
Staten Island Expressway
The Staten Island Expressway is a major limited-access highway running across Staten Island, New York City, serving as a key connector between the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Goethals Bridge and forming part of Interstate 278.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
limited-access highway ⓘ road in New York City ⓘ |
| accessControl | full access control ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Staten Island to Brooklyn via Staten Island Expressway
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Staten Island to New Jersey via Outerbridge Crossing ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Outerbridge Crossing
ⓘ
Staten Island Expressway ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | no major bridges on mainline ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasInterchangeConfiguration | grade-separated interchanges only ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Arthur Kill Road
ⓘ
Bloomingdale Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Freshkills Park access roads ⓘ Korean War Veterans Parkway ⓘ Muldoon Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Victory Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | 4 lanes ⓘ |
| hasNorthernTerminus | Staten Island Expressway ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | New York State Route 440 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSouthernTerminus | Outerbridge Crossing ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | approximately 50–55 mph ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork |
New York State Route System
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surface form:
New York State highway system
Staten Island Expressway ⓘ
surface form:
Staten Island expressway network
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| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| numberingSystem | state route ⓘ |
| openedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Arthur Kill ⓘ |
| partOf | New York State Route 440 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Arthur Kill waterway system
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surface form:
Arthur Kill waterway
Fresh Kills ⓘ Freshkills Park ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bloomfield
ⓘ
Chelsea ⓘ Travis ⓘ |
| roadType | divided highway ⓘ |
| runsAlong | western shore of Staten Island ⓘ |
| serves |
commuter traffic on Staten Island
ⓘ
truck traffic to and from New Jersey ⓘ |
| toll | no toll on mainline ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to container and freight facilities near Arthur Kill
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access to industrial areas on Staten Island’s West Shore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Shore Expressway Description of subject: The West Shore Expressway is a major limited-access highway on Staten Island in New York City that runs along the island’s western shore, connecting the Outerbridge Crossing to the Staten Island Expressway.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.