Maas Bridge at Grave
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Maas Bridge at Grave is a historic road bridge over the River Maas in the Dutch town of Grave, known for its strategic importance during World War II’s Operation Market Garden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maas Bridge at Grave canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5030548 — 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: Maas Bridge at Grave Context triple: [Bridge at Grave, alsoKnownAs, Maas Bridge at Grave]
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A.
Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge
The Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge is a major road and rail bridge in the Netherlands spanning the Hollandse IJssel, serving as a key connection between Krimpen aan den IJssel and the surrounding region.
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B.
IJmeer bridge
The IJmeer bridge is a proposed infrastructure project intended to create a direct connection across the IJmeer lake, improving transport links between Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
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C.
Willemsbrug
Willemsbrug is a prominent red steel cable-stayed bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, spanning the Nieuwe Maas and connecting the city’s northern and southern banks.
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D.
Torensluis bridge
Torensluis bridge is a historic and unusually wide 17th-century stone bridge in Amsterdam, built on the Singel canal where the Jan Roodenpoortstoren tower once stood.
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E.
Paddepoelsterbrug
Paddepoelsterbrug is a bridge in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for carrying local traffic across the Van Starkenborghkanaal.
- 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: Maas Bridge at Grave Target entity description: Maas Bridge at Grave is a historic road bridge over the River Maas in the Dutch town of Grave, known for its strategic importance during World War II’s Operation Market Garden.
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A.
Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge
The Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge is a major road and rail bridge in the Netherlands spanning the Hollandse IJssel, serving as a key connection between Krimpen aan den IJssel and the surrounding region.
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B.
IJmeer bridge
The IJmeer bridge is a proposed infrastructure project intended to create a direct connection across the IJmeer lake, improving transport links between Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
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C.
Willemsbrug
Willemsbrug is a prominent red steel cable-stayed bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, spanning the Nieuwe Maas and connecting the city’s northern and southern banks.
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D.
Torensluis bridge
Torensluis bridge is a historic and unusually wide 17th-century stone bridge in Amsterdam, built on the Singel canal where the Jan Roodenpoortstoren tower once stood.
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E.
Paddepoelsterbrug
Paddepoelsterbrug is a bridge in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for carrying local traffic across the Van Starkenborghkanaal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
bicycles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| commemorates | Allied airborne and ground troops of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| connects | Grave (south bank) and the north bank of the Maas ⓘ |
| controlledAccessTo | north bank of the Maas near Grave ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | River Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military-strategic crossing (historical)
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMemorials | yes ⓘ |
| hasScenicViewOf |
River Maas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic town of Grave ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | yes ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| inConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inMilitaryOperation | Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHistoricSite | yes ⓘ |
| isKnownAs | Bridge at Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | being one of the key bridges targeted in Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local road infrastructure of Grave ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
World War II military history literature
ⓘ
histories of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ North Brabant ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cuijk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heumen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II history
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role in Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch road network ⓘ |
| region | eastern North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossingType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| riverName | Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
link between Eindhoven and Nijmegen corridor
ⓘ
vital crossing for Allied advance into Germany ⓘ |
| usedFor | road traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayTypeCrossed | river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maas Bridge at Grave Description of subject: Maas Bridge at Grave is a historic road bridge over the River Maas in the Dutch town of Grave, known for its strategic importance during World War II’s Operation Market Garden.
Referenced by (1)
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