U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan
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U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan is a former north–south U.S. Highway corridor that once traversed the state, including Otsego County, before being largely replaced or renumbered by other routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8004498 — 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 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan Context triple: [Otsego County, Michigan, contains, U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) 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.
U.S. Route 23 in Michigan
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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C.
U.S. Route 27 in Florida
U.S. Route 27 in Florida is a major north–south highway that traverses the state’s interior, connecting South Florida to the Georgia state line while serving numerous inland cities and rural communities.
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D.
U.S. Route 27 in Georgia
U.S. Route 27 in Georgia is a major north–south U.S. highway that traverses the western part of the state, linking numerous cities and communities from the Florida state line to the Tennessee border.
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E.
U.S. Route 27 Alternate
U.S. Route 27 Alternate is an auxiliary U.S. highway that provides an alternate north–south route to U.S. Route 27 through parts of Georgia and neighboring states.
- 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 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan Target entity description: U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan is a former north–south U.S. Highway corridor that once traversed the state, including Otsego County, before being largely replaced or renumbered by other routes.
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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.
U.S. Route 23 in Michigan
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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C.
U.S. Route 27 in Florida
U.S. Route 27 in Florida is a major north–south highway that traverses the state’s interior, connecting South Florida to the Georgia state line while serving numerous inland cities and rural communities.
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D.
U.S. Route 27 in Georgia
U.S. Route 27 in Georgia is a major north–south U.S. highway that traverses the western part of the state, linking numerous cities and communities from the Florida state line to the Tennessee border.
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E.
U.S. Route 27 Alternate
U.S. Route 27 Alternate is an auxiliary U.S. highway that provides an alternate north–south route to U.S. Route 27 through parts of Georgia and neighboring states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former U.S. Highway corridor ⓘ |
| category |
Former U.S. Highways in Michigan
ⓘ
Transportation in Otsego County, Michigan ⓘ U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects | southern Michigan to northern Michigan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| formerDesignationOf |
segments of present-day I-69 corridor in Michigan
ⓘ
segments of present-day U.S. Route 127 corridor in Michigan ⓘ |
| function | major north–south transportation corridor in Michigan ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Michigan State Highway Department (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Otsego County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural areas of Michigan ⓘ small towns in Michigan ⓘ southern Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Interstate 69 in Michigan
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 127 in Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ other state and U.S. routes in Michigan ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
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| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan Description of subject: U.S. Route 27 (historic alignment) in Michigan is a former north–south U.S. Highway corridor that once traversed the state, including Otsego County, before being largely replaced or renumbered by other routes.
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