Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
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The Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) was an early 20th-century transcontinental highway route that linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California, promoting automobile travel across the southern United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Old Trails Road (historic) | 1 |
| Old Spanish Trail | 1 |
| Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) canonical | 1 |
| Old Spanish Trail Association | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T59482 — 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.
Target entity: Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) Context triple: [U.S. Route 90 in Florida, followsHistoricRouteOf, Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)]
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A.
Mojave Road historic route
The Mojave Road historic route is a 19th-century wagon trail-turned-backcountry track that crosses the Mojave Desert, now popular with off-road enthusiasts and history buffs for its remote scenery and frontier-era landmarks.
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B.
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 is a major transcontinental U.S. highway running east–west across the country from the Atlantic coast in Maryland to California, passing through numerous states and key cities along the way.
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C.
El Camino Real
El Camino Real is a historic and major thoroughfare in California that traces the route connecting the state’s early Spanish missions and now serves as a key commercial and commuter corridor through many Peninsula and South Bay communities.
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D.
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
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E.
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 is a major north–south U.S. highway running along the East Coast, primarily through New York and New Jersey, connecting numerous cities and historic communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) Target entity description: The Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) was an early 20th-century transcontinental highway route that linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California, promoting automobile travel across the southern United States.
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A.
Mojave Road historic route
The Mojave Road historic route is a 19th-century wagon trail-turned-backcountry track that crosses the Mojave Desert, now popular with off-road enthusiasts and history buffs for its remote scenery and frontier-era landmarks.
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B.
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 is a major transcontinental U.S. highway running east–west across the country from the Atlantic coast in Maryland to California, passing through numerous states and key cities along the way.
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C.
El Camino Real
El Camino Real is a historic and major thoroughfare in California that traces the route connecting the state’s early Spanish missions and now serves as a key commercial and commuter corridor through many Peninsula and South Bay communities.
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D.
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
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E.
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 is a major north–south U.S. highway running along the East Coast, primarily through New York and New Jersey, connecting numerous cities and historic communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auto trail
ⓘ
historic highway route ⓘ transcontinental highway ⓘ |
| category |
Auto trails in the United States
ⓘ
Named highways in the United States ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint |
San Diego, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
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| established | 1910s ⓘ |
| followsDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
San Antonio
ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio, Texas
|
| historicalEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast
Southern United States ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest United States
|
| maintainedBy |
Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Spanish Trail Association
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| name |
Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Spanish Trail
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| namedAfter | Old Spanish Trail (trade route) ⓘ |
| notableCityAlongRoute |
El Paso
ⓘ
surface form:
El Paso, Texas
Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ Mobile, Alabama ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
San Antonio ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
Tucson ⓘ
surface form:
Tucson, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alabama
ⓘ
Arizona ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Florida ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| promotedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage highway development
ⓘ
facilitate tourism ⓘ promote automobile travel ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Interstate 10
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Interstate 8 ⓘ U.S. Highway 70 ⓘ U.S. Route 80 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Highway 80
U.S. Route 90 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Highway 90
U.S. Route 98 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Highway 98
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| routeType | auto trail ⓘ |
| startPoint | St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| status | historic ⓘ |
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Subject: Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) Description of subject: The Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) was an early 20th-century transcontinental highway route that linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California, promoting automobile travel across the southern United States.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.