Swing Bridge
E551461
Swing Bridge is a historic movable road bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, that spans the River Tyne and can rotate to allow ships to pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swing Bridge canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5517322 — 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: Swing Bridge Context triple: [River Tyne, crossedBy, Swing Bridge]
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A.
Swing Bridge
Swing Bridge is a historic manually operated swing bridge in Belize City that spans Haulover Creek and serves as a notable local landmark.
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B.
Wasauksing Swing Bridge
The Wasauksing Swing Bridge is a movable bridge in Ontario, Canada that provides the primary road and rail access between Parry Island (home of the Wasauksing First Nation) and the mainland.
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C.
Rockwell Bridge
Rockwell Bridge is a roadway bridge in Metro Manila, Philippines, that connects the Rockwell Center area to neighboring districts across the Pasig River.
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D.
Rising Bridge
Rising Bridge is a small village in Lancashire, England, situated within the Rossendale Valley and known for its position near key road links between Manchester and the surrounding Pennine towns.
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E.
Ramsey Swing Bridge
Ramsey Swing Bridge is a historic movable bridge in Ramsey on the Isle of Man, notable for its swinging mechanism that allows maritime traffic to pass along the harbor.
- 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: Swing Bridge Target entity description: Swing Bridge is a historic movable road bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, that spans the River Tyne and can rotate to allow ships to pass.
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A.
Swing Bridge
Swing Bridge is a historic manually operated swing bridge in Belize City that spans Haulover Creek and serves as a notable local landmark.
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B.
Wasauksing Swing Bridge
The Wasauksing Swing Bridge is a movable bridge in Ontario, Canada that provides the primary road and rail access between Parry Island (home of the Wasauksing First Nation) and the mainland.
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C.
Rockwell Bridge
Rockwell Bridge is a roadway bridge in Metro Manila, Philippines, that connects the Rockwell Center area to neighboring districts across the Pasig River.
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D.
Rising Bridge
Rising Bridge is a small village in Lancashire, England, situated within the Rossendale Valley and known for its position near key road links between Manchester and the surrounding Pennine towns.
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E.
Ramsey Swing Bridge
Ramsey Swing Bridge is a historic movable bridge in Ramsey on the Isle of Man, notable for its swinging mechanism that allows maritime traffic to pass along the harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ movable bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| canRotate | yes ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrians
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Gateshead
NERFINISHED
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Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPowerSource | electric motors ⓘ |
| designer | Sir W. G. Armstrong & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | William George Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tyne Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
allows ships to pass by rotating
ⓘ
provides road crossing over River Tyne ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 171 metres ⓘ |
| hasMainSpan | approximately 85 metres ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 14 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1876 ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedInHeritageArea | Tyne Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Gateshead Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcastle City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
steel
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| movableSpanType | swing ⓘ |
| movementMechanism | hydraulic power ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1876 ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | hydraulic engines ⓘ |
| partOf | crossings of the River Tyne ⓘ |
| precededBy | High Level Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| replaced | Old Tyne Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationAxis | central pier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swing Bridge Description of subject: Swing Bridge is a historic movable road bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, that spans the River Tyne and can rotate to allow ships to pass.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Newcastle upon Tyne