Ontario Highway 407
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Ontario Highway 407 is a major electronically tolled expressway running across the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, providing a high-speed bypass to the region’s primary freeways.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highway 407 | 2 |
| Ontario Highway 407 canonical | 2 |
| Highway 407 corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8809371 — 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: Ontario Highway 407 Context triple: [Brooklin, roadAccess, Ontario Highway 407]
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A.
Ontario Highway 404
Ontario Highway 404 is a major north–south controlled-access freeway in the Greater Toronto Area that connects Toronto to communities in York Region and extends toward Georgina, Ontario.
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B.
Highway 400
Highway 400 is a major controlled-access freeway in Ontario, Canada, forming a key north–south route connecting the Greater Toronto Area to central and northern parts of the province.
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C.
Highway 417
Highway 417 is a major controlled-access highway in eastern Ontario, Canada, serving as the primary route through Ottawa and forming part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
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D.
Highway 401
Highway 401 is a major multi-lane freeway in Ontario, Canada, forming a key segment of the Trans-Canada Highway and serving as one of the busiest highways in North America.
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E.
Highway 401
Highway 401 is a major road in southern Thailand that serves as a key transport route connecting Surat Thani with other provinces in the region.
- 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: Ontario Highway 407 Target entity description: Ontario Highway 407 is a major electronically tolled expressway running across the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, providing a high-speed bypass to the region’s primary freeways.
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A.
Ontario Highway 404
Ontario Highway 404 is a major north–south controlled-access freeway in the Greater Toronto Area that connects Toronto to communities in York Region and extends toward Georgina, Ontario.
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B.
Highway 400
Highway 400 is a major controlled-access freeway in Ontario, Canada, forming a key north–south route connecting the Greater Toronto Area to central and northern parts of the province.
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C.
Highway 417
Highway 417 is a major controlled-access highway in eastern Ontario, Canada, serving as the primary route through Ottawa and forming part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
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D.
Highway 401
Highway 401 is a major multi-lane freeway in Ontario, Canada, forming a key segment of the Trans-Canada Highway and serving as one of the busiest highways in North America.
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E.
Highway 401
Highway 401 is a major road in southern Thailand that serves as a key transport route connecting Surat Thani with other provinces in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controlled-access highway
ⓘ
expressway ⓘ toll highway ⓘ |
| bypasses |
Highway 401
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 403 NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Elizabeth Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Highway 400
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 403 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 404 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 410 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 412 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 418 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 427 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
407 ETR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Express Toll Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Highway 407 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fully grade-separated interchanges
ⓘ
no conventional toll booths ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem |
all-electronic tolling
ⓘ
electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| length | approximately 150 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Toronto Area
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
407 ETR Concession Company Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1997 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | June 1997 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | 407 ETR Concession Company Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privatization | leased under long-term concession ⓘ |
| purpose |
bypass congestion on Highway 401
ⓘ
provide high-speed east–west corridor across GTA ⓘ |
| regionServed | Golden Horseshoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Brampton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burlington NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarington NERFINISHED ⓘ Markham NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakville NERFINISHED ⓘ Oshawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickering NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speedLimit | typically 100 km/h ⓘ |
| terminusEast | Highway 35/115 near Clarington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusWest | Highway 403 in Burlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
license plate recognition
ⓘ
transponder-based tolling ⓘ |
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: Ontario Highway 407 Description of subject: Ontario Highway 407 is a major electronically tolled expressway running across the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, providing a high-speed bypass to the region’s primary freeways.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Highway 407
this entity surface form:
Highway 407
this entity surface form:
Highway 407 corridor