Kosciuszko Bridge
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The Kosciuszko Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Brooklyn and Queens, replacing an older truss bridge at the same site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kosciuszko Bridge canonical | 4 |
| original Kosciuszko Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4537902 — 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: Kosciuszko Bridge Context triple: [East River bridges, hasPart, Kosciuszko Bridge]
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A.
Victory Bridge
Victory Bridge is a vehicular bridge in New Jersey that spans the Raritan River, linking the cities of Perth Amboy and Sayreville.
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B.
Kennedybrücke
Kennedybrücke is a prominent bridge in Hamburg, Germany, carrying road and rail traffic across the Outer Alster Lake and connecting the city center with the northern districts.
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C.
Jubilee Bridge
Jubilee Bridge is a bascule road bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, England, best known for linking the mainland to Walney Island across Walney Channel.
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D.
Aurora Bridge
Aurora Bridge is a historic steel cantilever bridge in Seattle that carries State Route 99 over the Lake Union area, connecting the Queen Anne and Fremont neighborhoods.
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E.
Liberty Bridge
Liberty Bridge is a distinctive pedestrian suspension bridge in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, renowned for its curved design and views over Falls Park on the Reedy.
- 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: Kosciuszko Bridge Target entity description: The Kosciuszko Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Brooklyn and Queens, replacing an older truss bridge at the same site.
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A.
Victory Bridge
Victory Bridge is a vehicular bridge in New Jersey that spans the Raritan River, linking the cities of Perth Amboy and Sayreville.
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B.
Kennedybrücke
Kennedybrücke is a prominent bridge in Hamburg, Germany, carrying road and rail traffic across the Outer Alster Lake and connecting the city center with the northern districts.
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C.
Jubilee Bridge
Jubilee Bridge is a bascule road bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, England, best known for linking the mainland to Walney Island across Walney Channel.
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D.
Aurora Bridge
Aurora Bridge is a historic steel cantilever bridge in Seattle that carries State Route 99 over the Lake Union area, connecting the Queen Anne and Fremont neighborhoods.
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E.
Liberty Bridge
Liberty Bridge is a distinctive pedestrian suspension bridge in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, renowned for its curved design and views over Falls Park on the Reedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in New York City
ⓘ
cable-stayed bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Brooklyn–Queens Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 278 NERFINISHED ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maspeth, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPhase | two-phase replacement project ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Newtown Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolitionOfOldBridgeCompleted | 2017 ⓘ |
| design | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| function | road transport over Newtown Creek ⓘ |
| hasApproachRoad | Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | programmable LED lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tadeusz Kościuszko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRole | Polish–American Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| oldBridgeDemolishedBy | controlled demolition ⓘ |
| oldBridgeName | Kosciuszko Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oldBridgeOpened | 1939 ⓘ |
| oldBridgeType | steel truss bridge ⓘ |
| opened |
2017
ⓘ
2019 ⓘ |
| openingDetail |
first new span opened to traffic in April 2017
ⓘ
second span opened to traffic in 2019 ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City highway system ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | east–west traffic corridor in New York City ⓘ |
| projectType | infrastructure modernization project ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve traffic flow between Brooklyn and Queens
ⓘ
replace aging infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructureType | truss bridge ⓘ |
| replaces | original Kosciuszko Bridge ⓘ |
| structureReplaced | 1939 Kosciuszko Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficRole | major link between Brooklyn and Queens ⓘ |
| urbanArea | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanSetting | industrial area around Newtown Creek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kosciuszko Bridge Description of subject: The Kosciuszko Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Brooklyn and Queens, replacing an older truss bridge at the same site.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kosciuszko Bridge
this entity surface form:
original Kosciuszko Bridge