Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C.
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The Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. is the portion of the city’s street grid located northwest of the U.S. Capitol, where streets are organized and named according to the capital’s four-quadrant addressing scheme.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northwest quadrant street grid of Washington, D.C. | 1 |
| Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6035355 — 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: Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. Context triple: [B Street NW, hasCoordinateSystem, Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C.]
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A.
Washington, D.C. arterial road network
The Washington, D.C. arterial road network is the system of major streets and avenues that carries high-volume traffic across the U.S. capital, linking its neighborhoods, downtown core, and regional highways.
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B.
North Capitol Street corridor neighborhoods
The North Capitol Street corridor neighborhoods are a collection of urban residential and commercial communities in Washington, D.C., lining the major North Capitol Street thoroughfare.
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C.
L’Enfant Plan for Washington, D.C.
The L’Enfant Plan for Washington, D.C. is the original late-18th-century urban design by Pierre Charles L’Enfant that laid out the U.S. capital’s grand radial avenues, ceremonial spaces, and monumental core.
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D.
Pennsylvania Avenue NW corridor
The Pennsylvania Avenue NW corridor is a prominent thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., known for connecting key federal buildings and landmarks, including the White House and the U.S. Capitol.
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E.
H Street Corridor
H Street Corridor is a revitalized commercial and entertainment district in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its nightlife, restaurants, arts venues, and historic streetcar route.
- 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: Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. Target entity description: The Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. is the portion of the city’s street grid located northwest of the U.S. Capitol, where streets are organized and named according to the capital’s four-quadrant addressing scheme.
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A.
Washington, D.C. arterial road network
The Washington, D.C. arterial road network is the system of major streets and avenues that carries high-volume traffic across the U.S. capital, linking its neighborhoods, downtown core, and regional highways.
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B.
North Capitol Street corridor neighborhoods
The North Capitol Street corridor neighborhoods are a collection of urban residential and commercial communities in Washington, D.C., lining the major North Capitol Street thoroughfare.
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C.
L’Enfant Plan for Washington, D.C.
The L’Enfant Plan for Washington, D.C. is the original late-18th-century urban design by Pierre Charles L’Enfant that laid out the U.S. capital’s grand radial avenues, ceremonial spaces, and monumental core.
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D.
Pennsylvania Avenue NW corridor
The Pennsylvania Avenue NW corridor is a prominent thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., known for connecting key federal buildings and landmarks, including the White House and the U.S. Capitol.
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E.
H Street Corridor
H Street Corridor is a revitalized commercial and entertainment district in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its nightlife, restaurants, arts venues, and historic streetcar route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street addressing system
ⓘ
urban street grid ⓘ |
| addressFormatIncludes | quadrant suffix "NW" ⓘ |
| addressNumberingIncreases |
northward from the National Mall and the Capitol
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westward from North Capitol Street ⓘ |
| basedOnPlanBy | Pierre Charles L’Enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| contains |
Adams Morgan street network
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Cleveland Park street network NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia Heights street network NERFINISHED ⓘ Downtown Washington, D.C. street grid ⓘ Dupont Circle street network ⓘ Foggy Bottom street network ⓘ Friendship Heights street network NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgetown street network integration ⓘ Tenleytown street network ⓘ |
| coordinateOrigin | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers | area northwest of the Capitol building ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Northeast street quadrant system of Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | District of Columbia government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridOrientation | primarily orthogonal grid ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
radial avenues intersecting the grid at circles and squares
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traffic circles such as Dupont Circle and Logan Circle ⓘ |
| hasNotableAvenue |
Connecticut Avenue NW
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCircle |
Dupont Circle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Logan Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSquare |
McPherson Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from original L’Enfant Plan and later extensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | street addressing system of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| referencePoint | Capitol building as origin of street numbering ⓘ |
| streetNamingPattern |
lettered east–west streets
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numbered north–south streets ⓘ state-named diagonal avenues ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation and wayfinding in Washington, D.C.
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postal addressing in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| uses |
alphabetic sequence for east–west streets north of the Mall
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sequential numbering for north–south streets west of North Capitol Street ⓘ |
| usesQuadrantDesignation | NW ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. Description of subject: The Northwest street quadrant system of Washington, D.C. is the portion of the city’s street grid located northwest of the U.S. Capitol, where streets are organized and named according to the capital’s four-quadrant addressing scheme.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Northwest quadrant street grid of Washington, D.C.