Interstate 990 in Amherst
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Interstate 990 in Amherst is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area that serves as a key commuter route connecting suburban Amherst to the regional expressway network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 990 in Amherst canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4257589 — 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: Interstate 990 in Amherst Context triple: [Interstate 290 (New York), hasJunctionWith, Interstate 990 in Amherst]
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A.
Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts
Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that connects the city to the Worcester area and serves as a key link toward Route 2 and northern Massachusetts.
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B.
Interstate 91 in Massachusetts
Interstate 91 in Massachusetts is a major north–south freeway running along the Connecticut River Valley, connecting Springfield and other western Massachusetts communities to Vermont and Connecticut as part of the Interstate Highway System.
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C.
Interstate 290 in Auburn, Massachusetts
Interstate 290 in Auburn, Massachusetts is a short freeway spur in central Massachusetts that connects the city of Worcester and surrounding areas to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90).
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D.
Interstate 395 in Auburn, Massachusetts
Interstate 395 in Auburn, Massachusetts is a key north–south highway in central Massachusetts that connects to the Massachusetts Turnpike and serves as a major route between Connecticut and the Worcester area.
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E.
Interstate 90 (Massachusetts)
Interstate 90 (Massachusetts) is the Massachusetts segment of the east–west Massachusetts Turnpike, serving as the state’s primary cross-state highway and a major route between Boston and upstate New York.
- 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: Interstate 990 in Amherst Target entity description: Interstate 990 in Amherst is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area that serves as a key commuter route connecting suburban Amherst to the regional expressway network.
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A.
Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts
Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that connects the city to the Worcester area and serves as a key link toward Route 2 and northern Massachusetts.
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B.
Interstate 91 in Massachusetts
Interstate 91 in Massachusetts is a major north–south freeway running along the Connecticut River Valley, connecting Springfield and other western Massachusetts communities to Vermont and Connecticut as part of the Interstate Highway System.
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C.
Interstate 290 in Auburn, Massachusetts
Interstate 290 in Auburn, Massachusetts is a short freeway spur in central Massachusetts that connects the city of Worcester and surrounding areas to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90).
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D.
Interstate 395 in Auburn, Massachusetts
Interstate 395 in Auburn, Massachusetts is a key north–south highway in central Massachusetts that connects to the Massachusetts Turnpike and serves as a major route between Connecticut and the Worcester area.
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E.
Interstate 90 (Massachusetts)
Interstate 90 (Massachusetts) is the Massachusetts segment of the east–west Massachusetts Turnpike, serving as the state’s primary cross-state highway and a major route between Boston and upstate New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
auxiliary Interstate Highway ⓘ limited-access highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation | I-990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessControl | full ⓘ |
| auxiliaryType | spur route ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 290
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State Route 263 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Route 270 NERFINISHED ⓘ regional expressway network ⓘ suburban Amherst ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDirectionA | South ⓘ |
| hasDirectionB | North ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| highwayType | Interstate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Town of Amherst, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| northernTerminusNear | Lockport, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Erie County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | link Amherst to Buffalo-area expressways ⓘ |
| region | Western New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadwayType | divided highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 990 ⓘ |
| servesAs | commuter route ⓘ |
| southernTerminusIn | Amherst, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 990 in Amherst Description of subject: Interstate 990 in Amherst is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area that serves as a key commuter route connecting suburban Amherst to the regional expressway network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Interstate 290 (New York)