U.S. Route 31E
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U.S. Route 31E is a U.S. highway running through central Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as one of two main branches of U.S. Route 31 between Nashville and Louisville.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 31E canonical | 2 |
| U.S. Route 31E (as a split of former U.S. Route 31) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T784353 — 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: U.S. Route 31E Context triple: [LaRue County, Kentucky, hasMajorHighway, U.S. Route 31E]
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A.
U.S. Route 31W
U.S. Route 31W is a major north–south U.S. highway running through Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as an important regional connector between cities such as Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Nashville.
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B.
U.S. Route 31
U.S. Route 31 is a major north–south United States highway running through several Midwestern and Southern states, connecting communities along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan down to the Gulf Coast.
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C.
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 is a major north–south United States highway that runs through several states in the central and southeastern U.S., connecting rural areas and regional cities.
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D.
U.S. Route 127
U.S. Route 127 is a north–south United States highway running from Michigan through several Midwestern and Southern states, serving as a key regional transportation corridor.
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E.
U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Florida to Michigan, passing through several southeastern and midwestern states.
- 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: U.S. Route 31E Target entity description: U.S. Route 31E is a U.S. highway running through central Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as one of two main branches of U.S. Route 31 between Nashville and Louisville.
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A.
U.S. Route 31W
U.S. Route 31W is a major north–south U.S. highway running through Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as an important regional connector between cities such as Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Nashville.
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B.
U.S. Route 31
U.S. Route 31 is a major north–south United States highway running through several Midwestern and Southern states, connecting communities along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan down to the Gulf Coast.
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C.
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 is a major north–south United States highway that runs through several states in the central and southeastern U.S., connecting rural areas and regional cities.
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D.
U.S. Route 127
U.S. Route 127 is a north–south United States highway running from Michigan through several Midwestern and Southern states, serving as a key regional transportation corridor.
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E.
U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Florida to Michigan, passing through several southeastern and midwestern states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | U.S. Highway ⓘ |
| branchOf | U.S. Route 31 between Nashville and Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Bardstown, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cave City, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallatin, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasgow, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Hendersonville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hodgenville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Washington, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Munfordville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottsville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| hasSisterRoute | U.S. Route 31W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDesignation |
part of the Dixie Highway corridor
ⓘ
part of the Jackson Highway corridor ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Kentucky Route 52
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky Route 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky Route 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee State Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 150 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | U.S. Route 31W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentRoute | U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesNear | Mammoth Cave National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Kentucky
ⓘ
central Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 31E ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Allen County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barren County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Bullitt County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Davidson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hart County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumner County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | one of two main branches of U.S. Route 31 between Nashville and Louisville ⓘ |
| state |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| terminusCity |
Louisville, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 31E Description of subject: U.S. Route 31E is a U.S. highway running through central Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as one of two main branches of U.S. Route 31 between Nashville and Louisville.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 31E (as a split of former U.S. Route 31)