U.S. Route 23 in Michigan
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U.S. Route 23 in Michigan is a major north–south highway that runs along the state's eastern side, connecting Ohio to the Straits of Mackinac and serving key communities along Lake Huron.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 23 in Michigan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7677971 — 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 23 in Michigan Context triple: [Michigan state trunkline highway system, hasComponent, U.S. Route 23 in Michigan]
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A.
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan is a major east–west federal highway traversing the state's Upper Peninsula, connecting rural communities and serving as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
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B.
Michigan State Highway M-21
Michigan State Highway M-21 is an east–west state trunkline in Michigan that connects several communities across the western and central parts of the state.
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C.
Michigan Highway 28
Michigan Highway 28 is a major east–west state trunkline in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that connects numerous communities and serves as a key regional transportation route.
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D.
Michigan State Highway 196
Michigan State Highway 196 is a state trunkline route in western Michigan that serves as a key connector between the city of Holland and other regional destinations.
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E.
Michigan State Highway 35
Michigan State Highway 35 is a former state trunkline route in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that once ran along the western shore of Green Bay, connecting communities such as Menominee and Escanaba.
- 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 23 in Michigan Target entity description: U.S. Route 23 in Michigan is a major north–south highway that runs along the state's eastern side, connecting Ohio to the Straits of Mackinac and serving key communities along Lake Huron.
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A.
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan is a major east–west federal highway traversing the state's Upper Peninsula, connecting rural communities and serving as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
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B.
Michigan State Highway M-21
Michigan State Highway M-21 is an east–west state trunkline in Michigan that connects several communities across the western and central parts of the state.
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C.
Michigan Highway 28
Michigan Highway 28 is a major east–west state trunkline in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that connects numerous communities and serves as a key regional transportation route.
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D.
Michigan State Highway 196
Michigan State Highway 196 is a state trunkline route in western Michigan that serves as a key connector between the city of Holland and other regional destinations.
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E.
Michigan State Highway 35
Michigan State Highway 35 is a former state trunkline route in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that once ran along the western shore of Green Bay, connecting communities such as Menominee and Escanaba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
highway in Michigan ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Ohio border region of Michigan
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Straits of Mackinac region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Interstate 75 in Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| followsShoreOf | Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionDesignatedAs |
expressway
ⓘ
freeway ⓘ two-lane surface road ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Michigan Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northernTerminusAt | Straits of Mackinac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northernTerminusNear | Mackinaw City, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Lake Huron shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alcona County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpena County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Arenac County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheboygan County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Genesee County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Iosco County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Livingston County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Monroe County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Presque Isle County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saginaw County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Washtenaw County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsAlong | eastern side of Michigan ⓘ |
| serves |
Alpena, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Ann Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Brighton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheboygan, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Flint, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Monroe, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscoda, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogers City, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saginaw, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Standish, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tawas City, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernTerminusCity | Toledo, Ohio area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernTerminusNear | Ohio state line ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
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surface form:
Michigan
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| usedFor |
commuter traffic
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intercity travel ⓘ tourist travel along Lake Huron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 23 in Michigan Description of subject: U.S. Route 23 in Michigan is a major north–south highway that runs along the state's eastern side, connecting Ohio to the Straits of Mackinac and serving key communities along Lake Huron.
Referenced by (1)
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