Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania
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Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania is a spur highway that connects downtown Pittsburgh to Interstate 79, serving as a major commuter and access route through the city’s northern suburbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7454551 — 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: Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania Context triple: [Interstate Highways in Pennsylvania, hasComponent, Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania]
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A.
Interstate 180 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 180 in Pennsylvania is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects Interstate 80 to the city of Williamsport, serving as a key regional corridor in north-central Pennsylvania.
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B.
Interstate 99 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 99 in Pennsylvania is a north–south Interstate Highway running through central Pennsylvania, notably connecting the Altoona–State College region and serving as a key corridor in the Appalachian Mountains.
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C.
Interstate 295 in New York
Interstate 295 in New York is a short auxiliary Interstate highway in the New York City area that connects the Throgs Neck Bridge and the Cross Bronx Expressway with the Long Island Expressway and other major routes in Queens.
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D.
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) with the city of Reading in Berks County.
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E.
Interstate 280 in New Jersey
Interstate 280 in New Jersey is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway connecting suburban communities in western New Jersey to Newark and the New Jersey Turnpike.
- 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: Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania Target entity description: Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania is a spur highway that connects downtown Pittsburgh to Interstate 79, serving as a major commuter and access route through the city’s northern suburbs.
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A.
Interstate 180 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 180 in Pennsylvania is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects Interstate 80 to the city of Williamsport, serving as a key regional corridor in north-central Pennsylvania.
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B.
Interstate 99 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 99 in Pennsylvania is a north–south Interstate Highway running through central Pennsylvania, notably connecting the Altoona–State College region and serving as a key corridor in the Appalachian Mountains.
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C.
Interstate 295 in New York
Interstate 295 in New York is a short auxiliary Interstate highway in the New York City area that connects the Throgs Neck Bridge and the Cross Bronx Expressway with the Long Island Expressway and other major routes in Queens.
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D.
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) with the city of Reading in Berks County.
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E.
Interstate 280 in New Jersey
Interstate 280 in New Jersey is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway connecting suburban communities in western New Jersey to Newark and the New Jersey Turnpike.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
spur route ⓘ |
| abbreviation | I-279 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessControl | limited-access highway ⓘ |
| category |
Interstate Highways in Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transportation in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 376
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Route 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionA | South ⓘ |
| directionB | North ⓘ |
| function |
access route to downtown Pittsburgh
ⓘ
major commuter route ⓘ |
| hasExitNumbering | sequential ⓘ |
| hasInterchangeType | stack interchange ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multi-lane freeway ⓘ |
| hasMedian | yes ⓘ |
| hasShoulder | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| hasTunnels | no ⓘ |
| isSpurOf | Interstate 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1970s ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Heinz Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PNC Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughNeighborhood |
North Shore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructed |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| region | Western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | freeway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 279 ⓘ |
| servesCity | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | northern suburbs of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| speedLimitTypical | 55 mph ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| terminusNorth |
Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
Downtown Pittsburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficRole | primary radial route into downtown Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| usesBridge |
Fort Duquesne Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Shore Expressway viaducts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania Description of subject: Interstate 279 in Pennsylvania is a spur highway that connects downtown Pittsburgh to Interstate 79, serving as a major commuter and access route through the city’s northern suburbs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.