Old Rhine Bridge (Bad Säckingen)
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The Old Rhine Bridge in Bad Säckingen is a historic, largely wooden covered bridge that spans the Rhine between Germany and Switzerland and is considered one of the longest surviving covered wooden bridges in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Rhine Bridge (Bad Säckingen) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6957757 — 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: Old Rhine Bridge (Bad Säckingen) Context triple: [High Rhine, hasBridge, Old Rhine Bridge (Bad Säckingen)]
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Emmerich Rhine Bridge
The Emmerich Rhine Bridge is a prominent suspension bridge spanning the Rhine River in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany, known for its striking design and significant role in regional road traffic.
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Hohenzollern Bridge
The Hohenzollern Bridge is a historic railway and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine in Cologne, Germany, famous for its heavy train traffic and thousands of love locks attached to its railings.
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Heidelberg Old Bridge
The Heidelberg Old Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge spanning the Neckar River in Heidelberg, Germany, renowned for its picturesque views of the Old Town and Heidelberg Castle.
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Untermainbrücke
Untermainbrücke is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Main River in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, linking the city center with the museum-lined Schaumainkai on the south bank.
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Rohrbach’s Bridge
Rohrbach’s Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, best known as the site of intense fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
- 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: Old Rhine Bridge (Bad Säckingen) Target entity description: The Old Rhine Bridge in Bad Säckingen is a historic, largely wooden covered bridge that spans the Rhine between Germany and Switzerland and is considered one of the longest surviving covered wooden bridges in Europe.
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A.
Emmerich Rhine Bridge
The Emmerich Rhine Bridge is a prominent suspension bridge spanning the Rhine River in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany, known for its striking design and significant role in regional road traffic.
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B.
Hohenzollern Bridge
The Hohenzollern Bridge is a historic railway and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine in Cologne, Germany, famous for its heavy train traffic and thousands of love locks attached to its railings.
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C.
Heidelberg Old Bridge
The Heidelberg Old Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge spanning the Neckar River in Heidelberg, Germany, renowned for its picturesque views of the Old Town and Heidelberg Castle.
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D.
Untermainbrücke
Untermainbrücke is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Main River in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, linking the city center with the museum-lined Schaumainkai on the south bank.
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E.
Rohrbach’s Bridge
Rohrbach’s Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, best known as the site of intense fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covered bridge
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cross-border bridge ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ road bridge ⓘ wooden bridge ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Stein AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOnLeftBank | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnRightBank | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | links Bad Säckingen and Stein across the Rhine ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Old Rhine Bridge Bad Säckingen–Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
landmark of Bad Säckingen
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landmark of Stein AG ⓘ symbol of cross-border cooperation ⓘ |
| hasDesign | covered bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
border crossing point
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roofed superstructure ⓘ timber truss construction ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman | Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen–Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple wooden spans ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
protected monument in Germany
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protected monument in Switzerland ⓘ |
| isOneOf | longest surviving covered wooden bridges in Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bad Säckingen
NERFINISHED
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Baden-Württemberg ⓘ Germany ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ canton of Aargau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesOver | German–Swiss border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverKilometer | approximately 150 km upstream from Basel ⓘ |
| spansBetween |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionIn |
Bad Säckingen
NERFINISHED
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Stein AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local residents
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tourists ⓘ |
| usedFor | pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Rhine Bridge (Bad Säckingen) Description of subject: The Old Rhine Bridge in Bad Säckingen is a historic, largely wooden covered bridge that spans the Rhine between Germany and Switzerland and is considered one of the longest surviving covered wooden bridges in Europe.
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