Maine State Route 8
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Maine State Route 8 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south through the central part of the state, connecting communities such as Augusta and Belgrade to points farther north.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maine State Route 8 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1940443 — 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: Maine State Route 8 Context triple: [Maine State Route 27, hasJunctionWith, Maine State Route 8]
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A.
Maine State Route 9
Maine State Route 9 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that runs from the capital city of Augusta to the Canadian border, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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B.
Maine State Route 90
Maine State Route 90 is an east–west state highway in coastal Maine that serves as a bypass around Rockland, connecting U.S. Route 1 in Warren to U.S. Route 1 in Rockport.
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C.
Maine State Route 7
Maine State Route 7 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south, connecting coastal and inland communities between Belfast and Dover-Foxcroft.
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D.
Maine State Route 16
Maine State Route 16 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally east–west across the central and western parts of the state, connecting several rural communities and major routes.
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E.
Maine State Route 17
Maine State Route 17 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that connects the Augusta area with several central and coastal communities.
- 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: Maine State Route 8 Target entity description: Maine State Route 8 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south through the central part of the state, connecting communities such as Augusta and Belgrade to points farther north.
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A.
Maine State Route 9
Maine State Route 9 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that runs from the capital city of Augusta to the Canadian border, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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B.
Maine State Route 90
Maine State Route 90 is an east–west state highway in coastal Maine that serves as a bypass around Rockland, connecting U.S. Route 1 in Warren to U.S. Route 1 in Rockport.
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C.
Maine State Route 7
Maine State Route 7 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south, connecting coastal and inland communities between Belfast and Dover-Foxcroft.
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D.
Maine State Route 16
Maine State Route 16 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally east–west across the central and western parts of the state, connecting several rural communities and major routes.
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E.
Maine State Route 17
Maine State Route 17 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that connects the Augusta area with several central and coastal communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ME 8
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SR 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Maine
ⓘ
Transportation in Kennebec County, Maine ⓘ Transportation in Somerset County, Maine ⓘ |
| connects |
Augusta, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgrade, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ communities in Somerset County, Maine ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Maine State Route 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine State Route 137 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine State Route 148 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine State Route 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine State Route 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 201 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| highwaySystem | Maine State Route System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kennebec County, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | central Maine ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maine Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Anson, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augusta, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgrade, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Norridgewock, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | central Maine ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| sharesAlignmentWith |
Maine State Route 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine State Route 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| terminusA | Augusta, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Solon, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maine State Route 8 Description of subject: Maine State Route 8 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south through the central part of the state, connecting communities such as Augusta and Belgrade to points farther north.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.