Government Bridge
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Government Bridge is a historic double-deck swing bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, carrying both rail and vehicular traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government Bridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7737774 — 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: Government Bridge Context triple: [Rock Island, Illinois, hasLandmark, Government Bridge]
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A.
Bank Bridge
Bank Bridge is a small, ornate pedestrian suspension bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famous for its distinctive griffin sculptures.
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B.
Key Bridge
Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
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C.
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the Danube River in Budapest, widely regarded as one of the city's most iconic landmarks.
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D.
Republic Bridge
Republic Bridge is a prominent bridge in central Baghdad, Iraq, spanning the Tigris River and connecting key districts of the city.
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E.
General Sullivan Bridge
The General Sullivan Bridge is a historic former highway bridge in New Hampshire that once carried U.S. Route 4 traffic between Dover and Newington across the Piscataqua River.
- 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: Government Bridge Target entity description: Government Bridge is a historic double-deck swing bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, carrying both rail and vehicular traffic.
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A.
Bank Bridge
Bank Bridge is a small, ornate pedestrian suspension bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famous for its distinctive griffin sculptures.
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B.
Key Bridge
Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
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C.
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the Danube River in Budapest, widely regarded as one of the city's most iconic landmarks.
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D.
Republic Bridge
Republic Bridge is a prominent bridge in central Baghdad, Iraq, spanning the Tigris River and connecting key districts of the city.
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E.
General Sullivan Bridge
The General Sullivan Bridge is a historic former highway bridge in New Hampshire that once carried U.S. Route 4 traffic between Dover and Newington across the Piscataqua River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippi River bridge
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double-deck bridge ⓘ railway bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
rail traffic
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vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Davenport, Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Rock Island, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeckCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasDesign |
swing-span
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truss ⓘ |
| hasLowerDeck | railway tracks ⓘ |
| hasMovableSpan | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | multiple ⓘ |
| hasRailGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasTrafficDirection | bidirectional road traffic ⓘ |
| hasUpperDeck | roadway ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rock Island County, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1896 ⓘ |
| owner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rock Island Arsenal complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| replaced | first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Rock Island ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately 482 on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| situatedNear | Rock Island Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
railroad connection between Rock Island and Davenport
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road connection between Rock Island and Davenport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Government Bridge Description of subject: Government Bridge is a historic double-deck swing bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, carrying both rail and vehicular traffic.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.