Interstate 493 (unused number in sequence)
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Interstate 493 is a never-assigned, placeholder designation within the Interstate Highway numbering system that would have preceded Interstate 494 in sequence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 493 (unused number in sequence) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8338411 — 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 493 (unused number in sequence) Context triple: [Interstate 494, isNumberedAfter, Interstate 493 (unused number in sequence)]
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A.
Interstate 214 (unused number)
Interstate 214 (unused number) is a never-assigned designation within the U.S. Interstate Highway System that was skipped in the numbering sequence between other California routes.
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B.
Interstate 216 (unused number)
Interstate 216 (unused number) is a designation that has been reserved in the Interstate Highway System but has never been assigned to an actual roadway.
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C.
Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire
Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that forms part of the beltway around Manchester, connecting Interstate 93 and the Everett Turnpike while serving as a key urban bypass and river-crossing route.
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D.
Interstate 391 in Massachusetts
Interstate 391 in Massachusetts is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects Interstate 91 to the city of Holyoke and nearby communities in the Pioneer Valley region.
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E.
Interstate 490 in New York
Interstate 490 in New York is an auxiliary Interstate highway that serves as a key connector through the Rochester metropolitan area, linking the mainline I-90 (New York State Thruway) with downtown and surrounding 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: Interstate 493 (unused number in sequence) Target entity description: Interstate 493 is a never-assigned, placeholder designation within the Interstate Highway numbering system that would have preceded Interstate 494 in sequence.
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A.
Interstate 214 (unused number)
Interstate 214 (unused number) is a never-assigned designation within the U.S. Interstate Highway System that was skipped in the numbering sequence between other California routes.
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B.
Interstate 216 (unused number)
Interstate 216 (unused number) is a designation that has been reserved in the Interstate Highway System but has never been assigned to an actual roadway.
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C.
Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire
Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that forms part of the beltway around Manchester, connecting Interstate 93 and the Everett Turnpike while serving as a key urban bypass and river-crossing route.
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D.
Interstate 391 in Massachusetts
Interstate 391 in Massachusetts is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects Interstate 91 to the city of Holyoke and nearby communities in the Pioneer Valley region.
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E.
Interstate 490 in New York
Interstate 490 in New York is an auxiliary Interstate highway that serves as a key connector through the Rochester metropolitan area, linking the mainline I-90 (New York State Thruway) with downtown and surrounding suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
placeholder highway designation
ⓘ
unused Interstate Highway number ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designationType | Interstate Highway designation ⓘ |
| existsInMaps | only as theoretical or list entry ⓘ |
| followedByInNumbering | Interstate 494 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLength | no official length ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 493 ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalRoute | no ⓘ |
| hasRouteDescription | no official route description ⓘ |
| hasTermini | no official termini ⓘ |
| hasYearOfDecommissioning | not applicable ⓘ |
| hasYearOfEstablishment | not established ⓘ |
| highwayNumberType | three-digit Interstate ⓘ |
| isAuxiliaryInterstate | true ⓘ |
| isContiguousWithAnyRoute | no ⓘ |
| isInAASHTORouteLog | no ⓘ |
| isInFHWARouteLog | no ⓘ |
| isNumberReserved | no specific reservation known ⓘ |
| isOfficiallyCommissioned | no ⓘ |
| isPrimaryInterstate | false ⓘ |
| isRecognizedByTransportationEnthusiasts | yes, as an unused number in the sequence ⓘ |
| isSignedOnRoadway | false ⓘ |
| numberingRole | auxiliary Interstate route number ⓘ |
| numberingSequencePosition | precedes Interstate 494 in numerical sequence ⓘ |
| numberingSystem | Interstate Highway numbering system ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByInNumbering | Interstate 492 (hypothetical in sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
never assigned
ⓘ
unbuilt ⓘ |
| usedAsSignage | no ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Interstate 493 (unused number in sequence) Description of subject: Interstate 493 is a never-assigned, placeholder designation within the Interstate Highway numbering system that would have preceded Interstate 494 in sequence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.