U.S. Route 240 historic alignment
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U.S. Route 240 historic alignment was a former U.S. Highway corridor in the Washington, D.C. to Maryland region that followed what is now largely Maryland Route 355, including Wisconsin Avenue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 240 historic alignment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8745146 — 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 240 historic alignment Context triple: [Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355), partOf, U.S. Route 240 historic alignment]
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A.
John Marshall Highway (VA 55)
John Marshall Highway (VA 55) is a primary east–west state highway in northern Virginia that connects small towns and rural communities across the northern Piedmont region.
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B.
Leesburg Pike (Virginia State Route 7)
Leesburg Pike (Virginia State Route 7) is a major arterial highway in Northern Virginia that connects urban and suburban communities between Alexandria and Leesburg.
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C.
Hampton Roads Beltway
The Hampton Roads Beltway is a circumferential interstate highway loop in southeastern Virginia that connects the region’s major cities and waterways via a series of bridges and tunnels.
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D.
U.S. Route 211 and Skyline Drive
U.S. Route 211 and Skyline Drive are two intersecting roadways in Virginia, with U.S. Route 211 serving as a primary east–west highway and Skyline Drive as a scenic roadway running along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park.
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E.
Virginia State Route 244
Virginia State Route 244 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that follows Columbia Pike, connecting Arlington with Fairfax County and serving as a major commuter and commercial corridor.
- 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 240 historic alignment Target entity description: U.S. Route 240 historic alignment was a former U.S. Highway corridor in the Washington, D.C. to Maryland region that followed what is now largely Maryland Route 355, including Wisconsin Avenue.
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A.
John Marshall Highway (VA 55)
John Marshall Highway (VA 55) is a primary east–west state highway in northern Virginia that connects small towns and rural communities across the northern Piedmont region.
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B.
Leesburg Pike (Virginia State Route 7)
Leesburg Pike (Virginia State Route 7) is a major arterial highway in Northern Virginia that connects urban and suburban communities between Alexandria and Leesburg.
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C.
Hampton Roads Beltway
The Hampton Roads Beltway is a circumferential interstate highway loop in southeastern Virginia that connects the region’s major cities and waterways via a series of bridges and tunnels.
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D.
U.S. Route 211 and Skyline Drive
U.S. Route 211 and Skyline Drive are two intersecting roadways in Virginia, with U.S. Route 211 serving as a primary east–west highway and Skyline Drive as a scenic roadway running along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park.
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E.
Virginia State Route 244
Virginia State Route 244 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that follows Columbia Pike, connecting Arlington with Fairfax County and serving as a major commuter and commercial corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former U.S. Highway corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
Montgomery County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| follows |
Maryland Route 355
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerDesignationOf | Maryland Route 355 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| historicalRouteNumber | U.S. Route 240 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early highway link between Washington, D.C. and Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
District of Columbia transportation authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland State Roads Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bethesda, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaithersburg, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockville, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Washington metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Interstate 270
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland Route 355 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadFunction | intercity connector ⓘ |
| roadType | highway ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| terminus |
Frederick, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesStreet | Wisconsin Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 240 historic alignment Description of subject: U.S. Route 240 historic alignment was a former U.S. Highway corridor in the Washington, D.C. to Maryland region that followed what is now largely Maryland Route 355, including Wisconsin Avenue.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.