U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota
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U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota is a major east–west U.S. Highway crossing northern Minnesota, connecting North Dakota to Wisconsin while serving key regional cities and transportation corridors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5356686 — 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 2 in Minnesota Context triple: [U.S. Route 71, overlapsWith, U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota]
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A.
U.S. Route 2 in Maine
U.S. Route 2 in Maine is a major east–west highway crossing the state’s interior, connecting rural communities and regional centers between New Hampshire and the Bangor area.
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B.
U.S. Highways in Minnesota
U.S. Highways in Minnesota are a network of federally designated routes that facilitate regional and interstate travel across the state, connecting major cities, rural areas, and neighboring states.
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C.
U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts
U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts is a major east–west highway that traverses the state, connecting numerous cities and towns between the New York border and the Boston area.
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D.
Minnesota State Highway 21
Minnesota State Highway 21 is a state highway in Minnesota that connects several communities in the south-central part of the state, including the city of Faribault.
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E.
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
- 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 2 in Minnesota Target entity description: U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota is a major east–west U.S. Highway crossing northern Minnesota, connecting North Dakota to Wisconsin while serving key regional cities and transportation corridors.
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A.
U.S. Route 2 in Maine
U.S. Route 2 in Maine is a major east–west highway crossing the state’s interior, connecting rural communities and regional centers between New Hampshire and the Bangor area.
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B.
U.S. Highways in Minnesota
U.S. Highways in Minnesota are a network of federally designated routes that facilitate regional and interstate travel across the state, connecting major cities, rural areas, and neighboring states.
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C.
U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts
U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts is a major east–west highway that traverses the state, connecting numerous cities and towns between the New York border and the Boston area.
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D.
Minnesota State Highway 21
Minnesota State Highway 21 is a state highway in Minnesota that connects several communities in the south-central part of the state, including the city of Faribault.
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E.
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway segment
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road in Minnesota ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Bemidji, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
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Crookston, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Duluth, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ East Grand Forks, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Rapids, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsState |
North Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 35 in Duluth
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Interstate 35 in Proctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota State Highway 371 in Cass Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 169 in Grand Rapids NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 71 in Bemidji NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 75 in Crookston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crossesRegion | northern Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Duluth, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternTerminusConnection | U.S. Route 2 in Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionType |
four-lane divided highway
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two-lane highway ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Minnesota Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | United States Numbered Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bemidji, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cass Lake, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Crookston, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Deer River, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ East Grand Forks, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Floodwood, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Rapids, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Proctor, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
north-central Minnesota
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northeastern Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | major regional transportation corridor ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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intercity travel ⓘ regional commuting ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | East Grand Forks, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernTerminusConnection | U.S. Route 2 in North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota Description of subject: U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota is a major east–west U.S. Highway crossing northern Minnesota, connecting North Dakota to Wisconsin while serving key regional cities and transportation corridors.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.