Caldecott Tunnel
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The Caldecott Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries traffic through the Berkeley Hills between Oakland and Contra Costa County.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caldecott Tunnel canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4638161 — 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: Caldecott Tunnel Context triple: [Berkeley Hills, crossedBy, Caldecott Tunnel]
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A.
Hindhead Tunnel
Hindhead Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Surrey, England, carrying the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl to improve traffic flow and reduce environmental impact on the surrounding countryside.
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B.
Dartford Tunnel
The Dartford Tunnel is a major road tunnel under the River Thames in southeast England, forming part of a key river crossing on the London orbital route.
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C.
Reigate Tunnel
Reigate Tunnel is a historic road tunnel in Reigate, Surrey, notable as one of the earliest road tunnels in Britain and now a distinctive local landmark.
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D.
Malpas Tunnel
Malpas Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in southern France, notable as one of the first navigable tunnels built for the Canal du Midi in the 17th century.
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E.
Blisworth Tunnel
Blisworth Tunnel is one of the longest navigable canal tunnels in Britain, carrying the Grand Union Canal beneath the Northamptonshire countryside.
- 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: Caldecott Tunnel Target entity description: The Caldecott Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries traffic through the Berkeley Hills between Oakland and Contra Costa County.
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A.
Hindhead Tunnel
Hindhead Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Surrey, England, carrying the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl to improve traffic flow and reduce environmental impact on the surrounding countryside.
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B.
Dartford Tunnel
The Dartford Tunnel is a major road tunnel under the River Thames in southeast England, forming part of a key river crossing on the London orbital route.
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C.
Reigate Tunnel
Reigate Tunnel is a historic road tunnel in Reigate, Surrey, notable as one of the earliest road tunnels in Britain and now a distinctive local landmark.
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D.
Malpas Tunnel
Malpas Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in southern France, notable as one of the first navigable tunnels built for the Canal du Midi in the 17th century.
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E.
Blisworth Tunnel
Blisworth Tunnel is one of the longest navigable canal tunnels in Britain, carrying the Grand Union Canal beneath the Northamptonshire countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway tunnel
ⓘ
road tunnel ⓘ |
| carries | California State Route 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Contra Costa County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | Berkeley Hills geologic formation ⓘ |
| hasBore |
Caldecott Tunnel first bore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore NERFINISHED ⓘ Caldecott Tunnel second bore NERFINISHED ⓘ Caldecott Tunnel third bore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
eastbound
ⓘ
westbound ⓘ |
| hasEvent | 1982 Caldecott Tunnel fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple traffic lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasLighting | interior tunnel lighting ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typical freeway speed limit ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteFor | commuters between Oakland and Contra Costa County ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | California State Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.1 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkeley Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contra Costa County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Berkeley, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orinda, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
|
| namedAfter | Thomas E. Caldecott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notUsedFor |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ |
| numberOfBores | 4 ⓘ |
| opened |
1937
ⓘ
1964 ⓘ 2013 ⓘ |
| operator | California Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Broadway Low Level Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | California State Route 24 corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Berkeley Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
East Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area commuter traffic ⓘ |
| roadType | freeway ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
emergency exits
ⓘ
fire suppression systems ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| usedFor | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caldecott Tunnel Description of subject: The Caldecott Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries traffic through the Berkeley Hills between Oakland and Contra Costa County.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.