U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama
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U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama is a major east–west highway that serves as the primary route through the historic civil rights city of Selma, including the approach to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama canonical | 1 |
| US 80 in Selma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6867790 — 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: U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama Context triple: [State Route 22 (Alabama), hasJunctionWith, U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama]
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U.S. Route 90 in Florida
U.S. Route 90 in Florida is a major east–west highway that parallels Interstate 10 across the Florida Panhandle and northern Florida, connecting cities such as Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville.
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U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
U.S. Route 17 in Georgia is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs along the state’s southeastern coast, connecting coastal communities and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 41 in Georgia
U.S. Route 41 in Georgia is a major north–south highway that runs from the Florida state line through cities such as Valdosta, Macon, and Atlanta before continuing into Tennessee.
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U.S. Route 98 in Florida
U.S. Route 98 in Florida is a major east–west and north–south highway that spans the state’s Gulf Coast and interior, connecting numerous cities and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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E.
Broad Street, Selma, Alabama
Broad Street in Selma, Alabama is a historic thoroughfare in the city’s downtown, closely associated with the civil rights movement and key sites such as the Selma Interpretive Center and the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
- 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: U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama Target entity description: U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama is a major east–west highway that serves as the primary route through the historic civil rights city of Selma, including the approach to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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A.
U.S. Route 90 in Florida
U.S. Route 90 in Florida is a major east–west highway that parallels Interstate 10 across the Florida Panhandle and northern Florida, connecting cities such as Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville.
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B.
U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
U.S. Route 17 in Georgia is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs along the state’s southeastern coast, connecting coastal communities and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 41 in Georgia
U.S. Route 41 in Georgia is a major north–south highway that runs from the Florida state line through cities such as Valdosta, Macon, and Atlanta before continuing into Tennessee.
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D.
U.S. Route 98 in Florida
U.S. Route 98 in Florida is a major east–west and north–south highway that spans the state’s Gulf Coast and interior, connecting numerous cities and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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E.
Broad Street, Selma, Alabama
Broad Street in Selma, Alabama is a historic thoroughfare in the city’s downtown, closely associated with the civil rights movement and key sites such as the Selma Interpretive Center and the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | highway segment ⓘ |
| approaches | Edmund Pettus Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects | Selma with other communities along U.S. Route 80 in Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Demopolis, Alabama (west) via U.S. Route 80
ⓘ
Montgomery, Alabama (east) via U.S. Route 80 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Alabama River (via Edmund Pettus Bridge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| function | primary route through Selma ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | U.S. Highway 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in much of the Selma area ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches
ⓘ
associated with the Voting Rights Movement ⓘ |
| importance |
key access route for Selma residents and visitors
ⓘ
major transportation corridor in central Alabama ⓘ |
| isOn | National Civil Rights Trail (via Selma–Montgomery route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | federal-aid highway system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Alabama Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Selma to Montgomery route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church (via city street connections)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial districts in Selma ⓘ downtown Selma ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
areas near residential neighborhoods in Selma
ⓘ
historic civil rights city of Selma ⓘ urban area of Selma ⓘ |
| roadType | U.S. Numbered Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn |
access to Edmund Pettus Bridge
ⓘ
tourism related to civil rights history in Selma ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local traffic in Selma
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regional traffic in central Alabama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama Description of subject: U.S. Route 80 in or near Selma, Alabama is a major east–west highway that serves as the primary route through the historic civil rights city of Selma, including the approach to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State Route 22 (Alabama)
this entity surface form:
US 80 in Selma