Interstate 68

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Interstate Highway in the United States

Interstate 68 is an east–west U.S. highway running through northern West Virginia and western Maryland, providing a key Appalachian corridor connecting Morgantown to I-79 and I-70.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Interstate 68 canonical	2
Interstate 68 in Maryland	2
Interstate 68 in Maryland and West Virginia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2036957 — 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: Interstate 68
Context triple: [Morgantown, West Virginia, servedByHighway, Interstate 68]

A. Interstate 270
Interstate 270 is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway in the United States that serves as a key commuter and regional connector, including linking the city of Frederick, Maryland, to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
B. Interstate 395
Interstate 395 is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway in the eastern United States that connects Washington, D.C. with suburban Virginia and serves as a key commuter and regional traffic corridor.
C. Interstate 82
Interstate 82 is a major U.S. highway in the Pacific Northwest that connects central Washington to northeastern Oregon, facilitating regional travel and commerce.
D. Interstate 79
Interstate 79 is a major north–south U.S. highway running through the Appalachian region, primarily serving Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
E. Interstate 71
Interstate 71 is a major north–south U.S. highway running from Louisville, Kentucky, through Cincinnati, Ohio, to Cleveland, Ohio.
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: Interstate 68
Target entity description: Interstate 68 is an east–west U.S. highway running through northern West Virginia and western Maryland, providing a key Appalachian corridor connecting Morgantown to I-79 and I-70.

A. Interstate 270
Interstate 270 is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway in the United States that serves as a key commuter and regional connector, including linking the city of Frederick, Maryland, to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
B. Interstate 395
Interstate 395 is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway in the eastern United States that connects Washington, D.C. with suburban Virginia and serves as a key commuter and regional traffic corridor.
C. Interstate 82
Interstate 82 is a major U.S. highway in the Pacific Northwest that connects central Washington to northeastern Oregon, facilitating regional travel and commerce.
D. Interstate 79
Interstate 79 is a major north–south U.S. highway running through the Appalachian region, primarily serving Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
E. Interstate 71
Interstate 71 is a major north–south U.S. highway running from Louisville, Kentucky, through Cincinnati, Ohio, to Cleveland, Ohio.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Interstate Highway in the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Freeway ⓘ
connectsCity	Cumberland, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Hancock, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgantown, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsTo	Interstate 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Allegheny Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
direction	east–west ⓘ
easternTerminus	Interstate 70 near Hancock, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsCorridor	Appalachian corridor ⓘ
hasJunctionWith	Maryland Route 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Route 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 219 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 220 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Route 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRestArea	Sideling Hill rest area and visitor center NERFINISHED ⓘ
highwayNumber	68 ⓘ
highwayType	Interstate Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ
laneConfigurationTypical	four-lane divided highway ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	Maryland State Highway Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Division of Highways NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	Sideling Hill road cut NERFINISHED ⓘ
openedAsInterstate	1991 ⓘ
partOf	Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCorridor	Appalachian Development Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesNear	Frostburg, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ La Vale, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Allegany County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Garrett County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgantown, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousDesignation	U.S. Route 48 (Corridor E) NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	northern West Virginia ⓘ western Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaced	sections of U.S. Route 40 ⓘ
serves	regional freight traffic ⓘ tourist traffic to western Maryland ⓘ
speedLimitTypical	65 miles per hour ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
terrain	mountainous ⓘ
westernTerminus	Interstate 79 in Morgantown, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States → servedByHighway → Interstate 68 ⓘ

subject surface form: Morgantown, West Virginia

U.S. Route 219 → hasJunctionWith → Interstate 68 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interstate 68 in Maryland

Allegany County, Maryland → traversedBy → Interstate 68 ⓘ

U.S. Route 220 → overlapsWith → Interstate 68 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interstate 68 in Maryland and West Virginia

Interstate Highways in Maryland → hasComponent → Interstate 68 ⓘ