Rhode Island Route 99
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Rhode Island Route 99 is a short state highway in northern Rhode Island that connects the city of Woonsocket to major regional routes and serves as a key commuter corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rhode Island Route 99 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5133886 — 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: Rhode Island Route 99 Context triple: [Route 146, hasJunctionWith, Rhode Island Route 99]
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A.
Rhode Island Route 101
Rhode Island Route 101 is a state highway in western Rhode Island that provides access to Jerimoth Hill, the state’s highest point.
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B.
Rhode Island Route 138
Rhode Island Route 138 is a major east–west state highway that crosses much of Rhode Island, connecting inland communities with coastal areas and key routes such as the bridges to Aquidneck Island.
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C.
Rhode Island Route 5
Rhode Island Route 5 is a state highway in Rhode Island that runs generally north–south, connecting several communities in the Providence metropolitan area.
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D.
Rhode Island Route 24
Rhode Island Route 24 is a state highway in eastern Rhode Island that serves as a continuation of Massachusetts Route 24, connecting the Fall River area to Aquidneck Island and nearby communities.
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E.
Massachusetts Route 99
Massachusetts Route 99 is a north–south state highway in the Greater Boston area that connects Boston to Everett and Malden, serving as a key urban arterial 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: Rhode Island Route 99 Target entity description: Rhode Island Route 99 is a short state highway in northern Rhode Island that connects the city of Woonsocket to major regional routes and serves as a key commuter corridor.
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A.
Rhode Island Route 101
Rhode Island Route 101 is a state highway in western Rhode Island that provides access to Jerimoth Hill, the state’s highest point.
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B.
Rhode Island Route 138
Rhode Island Route 138 is a major east–west state highway that crosses much of Rhode Island, connecting inland communities with coastal areas and key routes such as the bridges to Aquidneck Island.
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C.
Rhode Island Route 5
Rhode Island Route 5 is a state highway in Rhode Island that runs generally north–south, connecting several communities in the Providence metropolitan area.
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D.
Rhode Island Route 24
Rhode Island Route 24 is a state highway in eastern Rhode Island that serves as a continuation of Massachusetts Route 24, connecting the Fall River area to Aquidneck Island and nearby communities.
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E.
Massachusetts Route 99
Massachusetts Route 99 is a north–south state highway in the Greater Boston area that connects Boston to Everett and Malden, serving as a key urban arterial route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limited-access highway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RI-99 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessControl | limited access ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Rhode Island
ⓘ
Transportation in Providence County, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 295
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhode Island Route 122 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsUrbanAreaTo | regional freeway network ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county | Providence County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionA | south ⓘ |
| directionB | north ⓘ |
| hasJunction | Rhode Island Route 116 (via I-295 interchange vicinity) ⓘ |
| highwayType | state route ⓘ |
| lanes | four lanes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.9 miles ⓘ |
| location | northern Rhode Island ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Rhode Island Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | late 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhode Island state highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Lincoln, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | commuter corridor ⓘ |
| regionServed | Blackstone Valley region of Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 99 ⓘ |
| serves | commuters between Woonsocket and Interstate 295 ⓘ |
| servesCity | Woonsocket, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Rhode Island Route 122 in Woonsocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | Interstate 295 in Lincoln, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rhode Island Route 99 Description of subject: Rhode Island Route 99 is a short state highway in northern Rhode Island that connects the city of Woonsocket to major regional routes and serves as a key commuter corridor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.