Interstate 8 in San Diego
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Interstate 8 in San Diego is a major east–west freeway in Southern California that connects the San Diego metropolitan area to inland regions and onward to Arizona.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 8 in San Diego canonical | 2 |
| Interstate 8 in El Cajon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343401 — 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 8 in San Diego Context triple: [Interstate 15 in California, terminusSouth, Interstate 8 in San Diego]
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A.
Interstate 15 in California
Interstate 15 in California is a major north–south highway connecting the Los Angeles region to Las Vegas and beyond, traversing the Mojave Desert and serving as a key freight and travel corridor.
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B.
Interstate 10 in Florida
Interstate 10 in Florida is a major east–west highway crossing the northern part of the state, connecting the Alabama state line to Jacksonville and linking several key cities and interstates along the way.
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C.
Interstate 15
Interstate 15 is a major north–south U.S. highway running from Southern California through the Intermountain West to the Canadian border, serving key cities such as Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
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D.
Interstate 110 in Florida
Interstate 110 in Florida is a short auxiliary Interstate highway serving as a spur from I-10 into downtown Pensacola and the Pensacola Bay area.
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E.
Interstate 480
Interstate 480 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves as a key connector between downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, linking Interstate 80 and Interstate 29.
- 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 8 in San Diego Target entity description: Interstate 8 in San Diego is a major east–west freeway in Southern California that connects the San Diego metropolitan area to inland regions and onward to Arizona.
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A.
Interstate 15 in California
Interstate 15 in California is a major north–south highway connecting the Los Angeles region to Las Vegas and beyond, traversing the Mojave Desert and serving as a key freight and travel corridor.
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B.
Interstate 10 in Florida
Interstate 10 in Florida is a major east–west highway crossing the northern part of the state, connecting the Alabama state line to Jacksonville and linking several key cities and interstates along the way.
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C.
Interstate 15
Interstate 15 is a major north–south U.S. highway running from Southern California through the Intermountain West to the Canadian border, serving key cities such as Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
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D.
Interstate 110 in Florida
Interstate 110 in Florida is a short auxiliary Interstate highway serving as a spur from I-10 into downtown Pensacola and the Pensacola Bay area.
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E.
Interstate 480
Interstate 480 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves as a key connector between downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, linking Interstate 80 and Interstate 29.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
freeway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Interstate 8
ⓘ
surface form:
I-8
|
| category | Transportation in San Diego, California ⓘ |
| connects |
Arizona via Interstate 8
ⓘ
San Diego metropolitan area ⓘ inland regions of Southern California ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
California State Route 125
ⓘ
California State Route 163 ⓘ California State Route 67 ⓘ Interstate 15 ⓘ Interstate 5 ⓘ Interstate 805 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
San Diego River
ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego River (multiple times in Mission Valley)
|
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternContinuation |
Interstate 8
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 8 in Imperial County
|
| hasJunctionWith |
California State Route 125 in La Mesa
ⓘ
California State Route 163 in Mission Valley ⓘ California State Route 67 in El Cajon ⓘ Interstate 15 in Mission Valley ⓘ Interstate 5 in Mission Bay area ⓘ Interstate 805 ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 805 in Mission Valley
|
| laneConfiguration | multi-lane divided freeway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Diego County
ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego County, California
San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
Southern California ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
|
| numbering | even-numbered Interstate indicating east–west orientation ⓘ |
| opened | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 8
ⓘ
Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Qualcomm Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Qualcomm Stadium site
San Diego River ⓘ San Diego State University ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hotel Circle area
ⓘ
Mission Valley ⓘ |
| previousDesignation |
U.S. Route 80
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 80 (segments)
|
| primaryFunction |
intercity connector
ⓘ
regional commuter route ⓘ |
| regionServed | San Diego metropolitan area ⓘ |
| serves |
commercial centers in Mission Valley
ⓘ
suburbs such as La Mesa and El Cajon ⓘ tourist areas in Mission Bay and Hotel Circle ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terminusType | western terminus of Interstate 8 ⓘ |
| toll | no ⓘ |
| westernTerminus |
Interstate 5
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 5 in San Diego
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 8 in San Diego Description of subject: Interstate 8 in San Diego is a major east–west freeway in Southern California that connects the San Diego metropolitan area to inland regions and onward to Arizona.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Interstate 8 in El Cajon