American Legion Bridge
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The American Legion Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying the Capital Beltway (I-495) across the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland near Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Legion Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4832781 — 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: American Legion Bridge Context triple: [Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C., hasComponent, American Legion Bridge]
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A.
Anderson Memorial Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge is a historic arch bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic between Boston and Cambridge near Harvard University.
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B.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge is a major Ohio River crossing that connects Steubenville, Ohio, with Weirton, West Virginia, serving as a key regional transportation link.
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C.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bascule drawbridge in Bay City, Michigan, that carries vehicular traffic across the Saginaw River.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
- 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: American Legion Bridge Target entity description: The American Legion Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying the Capital Beltway (I-495) across the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland near Washington, D.C.
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A.
Anderson Memorial Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge is a historic arch bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic between Boston and Cambridge near Harvard University.
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B.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge is a major Ohio River crossing that connects Steubenville, Ohio, with Weirton, West Virginia, serving as a key regional transportation link.
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C.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bascule drawbridge in Bay City, Michigan, that carries vehicular traffic across the Saginaw River.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cabin John Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Maryland highway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia highway network ⓘ |
| carries |
Capital Beltway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 495 NERFINISHED ⓘ motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesAt | border between Maryland and Virginia ⓘ |
| crossesFeature | Potomac River gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
no bicycle access
ⓘ
no pedestrian access ⓘ |
| hasDesignLife | multi-decade highway infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
interstate freight corridor
ⓘ
regional commuter route ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOverlap | federal transportation authorities ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 8 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | key Potomac River crossing for I-495 ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | heavy congestion during peak hours ⓘ |
| isDownstreamOf | Great Falls of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnRoute |
inner loop of Capital Beltway
ⓘ
outer loop of Capital Beltway ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Clara Barton Parkway bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cabin John, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McLean, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Maryland State Highway Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | American Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1962 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Capital Beltway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Montgomery County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | barrier-separated carriageways ⓘ |
| sitsWithin | Potomac River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | girder bridge ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
capacity expansion studies
ⓘ
interstate transportation planning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Legion Bridge Description of subject: The American Legion Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying the Capital Beltway (I-495) across the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland near Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.