New York State Thruway
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The New York State Thruway is a major toll highway system spanning much of New York State, serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257792 — 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: New York State Thruway Context triple: [Tappan Zee Bridge, partOf, New York State Thruway]
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A.
Taconic State Parkway
Taconic State Parkway is a scenic, limited-access highway in eastern New York known for connecting the New York City region with the Hudson Valley and Capital District through rural and parkland areas.
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B.
Long Island Expressway
The Long Island Expressway is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as the primary transportation artery across Long Island, connecting it to New York City and numerous suburban communities.
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C.
Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway is a major toll highway running the length of New Jersey, serving as one of the state’s primary north–south transportation corridors.
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D.
Interstate 87
Interstate 87 is a major north–south highway in New York State that connects New York City to the Canadian border, serving key regions such as the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks.
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E.
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is a major east–west toll highway in Massachusetts that forms part of Interstate 90 and connects the Boston area with the rest of the state and beyond.
- 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: New York State Thruway Target entity description: The New York State Thruway is a major toll highway system spanning much of New York State, serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
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A.
Taconic State Parkway
Taconic State Parkway is a scenic, limited-access highway in eastern New York known for connecting the New York City region with the Hudson Valley and Capital District through rural and parkland areas.
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B.
Long Island Expressway
The Long Island Expressway is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as the primary transportation artery across Long Island, connecting it to New York City and numerous suburban communities.
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C.
Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway is a major toll highway running the length of New Jersey, serving as one of the state’s primary north–south transportation corridors.
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D.
Interstate 87
Interstate 87 is a major north–south highway in New York State that connects New York City to the Canadian border, serving key regions such as the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks.
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E.
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is a major east–west toll highway in Massachusetts that forms part of Interstate 90 and connects the Boston area with the rest of the state and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limited-access highway
ⓘ
toll highway system ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
New York State Thruway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NYS Thruway
New York State Thruway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Thruway
|
| connects |
Capital District of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany region
Western New York ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo region
New York metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
New York City region
Rochester metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Rochester region
Syracuse region ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | early 1950s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Hudson River ⓘ |
| fundingModel | toll revenue ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York State Thruway Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Thruway Authority Board
|
| hasExitNumbering | sequential exit numbers ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multi-lane divided highway ⓘ |
| hasRouteDesignation |
Interstate 190
ⓘ
Interstate 287 ⓘ Interstate 87 ⓘ Interstate 90 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ New York State Route 17 ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Route 17 (part, as future I-86)
|
| hasServiceArea | roadside service plazas ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typically 65 mph in rural sections ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasTollCollection |
E-ZPass
ⓘ
cashless tolling (phased in) ⓘ |
| includesStructure |
Tappan Zee Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
|
| isMajorCommuterRoute | yes ⓘ |
| isMajorFreightCorridor | yes ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | over 500 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| maintainedBy | New York State Thruway Authority ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Capital District of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Capital District
Finger Lakes ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes region
Hudson Valley ⓘ Mohawk Valley ⓘ New York City suburbs ⓘ Western New York ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
interstate travel corridor
ⓘ
regional travel corridor ⓘ |
| regulates | commercial vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| serves |
downstate New York
ⓘ
Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ
surface form:
upstate New York
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York State Thruway Description of subject: The New York State Thruway is a major toll highway system spanning much of New York State, serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
Referenced by (107)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York State Thruway system
this entity surface form:
New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)