Baltimore–Washington Parkway

E61873

highway parkway scenic highway

The Baltimore–Washington Parkway is a major scenic highway in Maryland that connects the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., serving as a key commuter and transportation route in the region.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Baltimore–Washington Parkway canonical	20
Baltimore-Washington Parkway	5
BW Parkway	1
Baltimore-Washington Parkway (NPS-managed segments)	1
Baltimore-Washington Parkway corridor	1
Baltimore–Washington Parkway (MD 295)	1
Baltimore–Washington Parkway (via U.S. Route 50 corridor)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253865 — 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: Baltimore–Washington Parkway
Context triple: [Prince George’s County, Maryland, hasMajorHighway, Baltimore–Washington Parkway]

A. Fairfax County Parkway
Fairfax County Parkway is a major north–south arterial highway in Northern Virginia that connects numerous suburban communities and provides an important commuter route around the western side of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
B. Dulles Corridor
Dulles Corridor is a major high-technology and business hub in Northern Virginia that stretches along the Dulles Toll Road and connects the Washington, D.C. suburbs to Washington Dulles International Airport.
C. Interstate 66
Interstate 66 is a major east–west U.S. highway in the Mid-Atlantic region that connects Washington, D.C. with northern Virginia and extends westward toward the Shenandoah Valley.
D. Interstate 495
Interstate 495 is a major beltway highway encircling the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, serving as a key route for regional and interstate traffic.
E. Interstate 495
Interstate 495 is a major auxiliary highway in Massachusetts that serves as an outer beltway around the Greater Boston area, connecting numerous cities and facilitating regional traffic flow.
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: Baltimore–Washington Parkway
Target entity description: The Baltimore–Washington Parkway is a major scenic highway in Maryland that connects the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., serving as a key commuter and transportation route in the region.

A. Fairfax County Parkway
Fairfax County Parkway is a major north–south arterial highway in Northern Virginia that connects numerous suburban communities and provides an important commuter route around the western side of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
B. Dulles Corridor
Dulles Corridor is a major high-technology and business hub in Northern Virginia that stretches along the Dulles Toll Road and connects the Washington, D.C. suburbs to Washington Dulles International Airport.
C. Interstate 66
Interstate 66 is a major east–west U.S. highway in the Mid-Atlantic region that connects Washington, D.C. with northern Virginia and extends westward toward the Shenandoah Valley.
D. Interstate 495
Interstate 495 is a major auxiliary highway in Massachusetts that serves as an outer beltway around the Greater Boston area, connecting numerous cities and facilitating regional traffic flow.
E. Interstate 495
Interstate 495 is a major beltway highway encircling the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, serving as a key route for regional and interstate traffic.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highway ⓘ parkway ⓘ scenic highway ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MD 295 (state-maintained segment) ⓘ
category	Roads in Maryland ⓘ Transportation in Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
connects	Baltimore ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designation	parkway within National Capital Parks-East ⓘ
function	links Baltimore–Washington International Airport area to Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Baltimore–Washington Parkway self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BW Parkway B–W Parkway ⓘ
hasAccessControl	partial ⓘ
hasJunctionWith	Interstate 195 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ Maryland Route 175 ⓘ Maryland Route 198 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
hasLanes	divided highway with multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ
hasSpeedLimit	typically 55 mph ⓘ
isMajorRouteBetween	Baltimore ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
isPartiallyToll	false ⓘ
isScenic	true ⓘ
locatedIn	Anne Arundel County ⓘ surface form: Anne Arundel County, Maryland Howard County ⓘ surface form: Howard County, Maryland Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
maintainedBy	Maryland State Highway Administration ⓘ National Park Service ⓘ
northernTerminus	Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
opened	1950 ⓘ
ownedBy	Maryland ⓘ surface form: State of Maryland United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	United States National Park System ⓘ surface form: National Park System
passesNear	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport ⓘ surface form: Baltimore–Washington International Airport Fort George G. Meade ⓘ surface form: Fort Meade Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
primaryUse	commuter route ⓘ regional transportation corridor ⓘ
prohibits	commercial trucks on NPS-maintained segment ⓘ
regionServed	Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
roadType	limited-access highway ⓘ
southernTerminus	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ
surface	asphalt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince George’s County, Maryland → hasMajorHighway → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

Interstate 495 → connectsTo → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

subject surface form: Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)

National Capital Parks-East sites → hasPart → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

subject surface form: National Capital Parks-East

this entity surface form: Baltimore-Washington Parkway (NPS-managed segments)

Lanham, Maryland → transportationAccess → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area → hasTransportationInfrastructure → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

Baltimore–Washington Parkway → hasAbbreviation → Baltimore–Washington Parkway self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BW Parkway

Cheverly, Maryland → near → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

National Parkways → includes → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

subject surface form: National Parkway

Capital Beltway → formsJunctionWith → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

the Beltway → connectsTo → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

subject surface form: Capital Beltway

Outer Loop → connectsTo → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baltimore–Washington Parkway (MD 295)

Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area transportation network → servedByHighway → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ

Greenbelt Park → accessVia → Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ