Garabit Viaduct
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The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garabit Viaduct canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T399801 — 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: Garabit Viaduct Context triple: [Gustave Eiffel, designed, Garabit Viaduct]
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A.
Pont du Mont-Blanc
Pont du Mont-Blanc is a major bridge in Geneva, Switzerland, spanning the Rhône at the outlet of Lake Geneva and serving as a central traffic artery with views of the city’s famous lakeside landmarks.
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B.
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a major Alpine railway tunnel linking France and Italy, playing a key role in trans-European rail transport.
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C.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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D.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
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E.
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
- 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: Garabit Viaduct Target entity description: The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
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A.
Pont du Mont-Blanc
Pont du Mont-Blanc is a major bridge in Geneva, Switzerland, spanning the Rhône at the outlet of Lake Geneva and serving as a central traffic artery with views of the city’s famous lakeside landmarks.
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B.
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a major Alpine railway tunnel linking France and Italy, playing a key role in trans-European rail transport.
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C.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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D.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
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E.
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
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railway bridge ⓘ viaduct ⓘ wrought-iron bridge ⓘ |
| architect | Léon Boyer ⓘ |
| category |
Arch bridges in France
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Bridges in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ Railway bridges in France ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | riveted iron construction ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Truyère River ⓘ |
| designer | Gustave Eiffel ⓘ |
| engineer | Gustave Eiffel ⓘ |
| function | carries railway traffic ⓘ |
| hasLighting | illuminated at night ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
engineering landmark
ⓘ
monument historique of France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early large-scale iron construction
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influence on later Eiffel structures ⓘ large central arch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cantal department
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south-central France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
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| locatedNear |
Ruinès
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Saint-Flour ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Truyère gorge ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
SNCF Réseau
ⓘ
surface form:
SNCF
|
| materialUsed | wrought iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Garabit site ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Gustave Eiffel ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | multiple spans ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| owner |
SNCF Réseau
ⓘ
surface form:
SNCF
|
| partOf |
SNCF Réseau
ⓘ
surface form:
French railway network
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| passesThrough |
Massif Central
ⓘ
surface form:
Massif Central region
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| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Béziers–Neussargues railway ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| significance | symbol of 19th-century French engineering ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| structureType | lattice girder arch ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garabit Viaduct Description of subject: The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gustave Eiffel