Highway 401

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controlled-access highway freeway provincial highway transportation infrastructure

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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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Highway 401 canonical	133
Ontario Highway 401	11
Highway 401 corridor	2
Highway 401 in Toronto	2
King's Highway 401	2
Highway 401 (Ontario)	1
Highway 401 (eastern Toronto segment)	1
Highway 401 (nearby)	1
Highway 401 (via Cambridge)	1
Highway 401 corridor via Kingston vicinity	1
Highway 401 in Ontario	1
Trans-Canada Highway	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622586 — 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: Highway 401
Context triple: [Toronto Pearson International Airport, locatedNear, Highway 401]

A. 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.
B. Highway 427
Highway 427 is a major controlled-access highway in the Greater Toronto Area that serves as a key north–south transportation corridor connecting Toronto with surrounding communities.
C. Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States, running east–west from Seattle, Washington, to Boston, Massachusetts.
D. Highway 407 ETR
Highway 407 ETR is a privately operated, electronically tolled expressway running across the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.
E. Long Island Expressway
The Long Island Expressway is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as the primary transportation artery across Long Island, connecting it to New York City and numerous suburban communities.
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: Highway 401
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Highway 427
Highway 427 is a major controlled-access highway in the Greater Toronto Area that serves as a key north–south transportation corridor connecting Toronto with surrounding communities.
C. Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States, running east–west from Seattle, Washington, to Boston, Massachusetts.
D. Highway 407 ETR
Highway 407 ETR is a privately operated, electronically tolled expressway running across the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.
E. Long Island Expressway
The Long Island Expressway is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as the primary transportation artery across Long Island, connecting it to New York City and numerous suburban communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	controlled-access highway ⓘ freeway ⓘ provincial highway ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	401 ⓘ Highway 401 ⓘ Macdonald–Cartier Freeway ⓘ
connectsTo	Autoroute 20 ⓘ Don Valley Parkway ⓘ Highway 115 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 402 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 403 ⓘ Highway 404 ⓘ Highway 410 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 416 ⓘ Highway 417 ⓘ Highway 427 ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
easternTerminus	Quebec–Ontario border ⓘ surface form: Ontario–Quebec border near Cornwall
hasLaneConfiguration	multi-lane ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	multiple interchanges with major highways and arterial roads ⓘ very high traffic volumes through Toronto ⓘ
hasRouteNumber	401 ⓘ
hasSection	collector–express system in Toronto ⓘ
hasToll	no ⓘ
isAmong	busiest highways in Canada ⓘ busiest highways in North America ⓘ
locatedIn	Ontario ⓘ
maintainedBy	Ministry of Transportation (Ontario) ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
namedAfter	George-Étienne Cartier ⓘ surface form: Sir George-Étienne Cartier John A. Macdonald ⓘ surface form: Sir John A. Macdonald
officialName	Highway 401 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King's Highway 401
openedInPeriod	1950s ⓘ
partOf	Ontario provincial highway network ⓘ Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ
passesThrough	Ajax ⓘ Cambridge ⓘ Cornwall ⓘ Kingston ⓘ Kitchener ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Milton ⓘ Mississauga ⓘ Oshawa ⓘ Pickering ⓘ Toronto ⓘ Whitby ⓘ Windsor ⓘ
serves	Greater Toronto Area ⓘ Southern Ontario ⓘ
speedLimit	100 km/h in most rural sections ⓘ
usedFor	commercial freight transport ⓘ commuter traffic ⓘ long-distance travel ⓘ
westernTerminus	Windsor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (157)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port Whitby → transportationAccess → Highway 401 ⓘ

Hilton Falls Conservation Area → near → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highway 401 corridor

Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard Centre → near → Highway 401 ⓘ

Kelso Conservation Area → near → Highway 401 ⓘ

Oshawa Executive Airport → locatedNear → Highway 401 ⓘ

Highway 418 → connectsTo → Highway 401 ⓘ

Highway 418 → hasJunctionWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Elgin County → hasTransportationCorridor → Highway 401 ⓘ

Tilbury → locatedOn → Highway 401 ⓘ

Tilbury → roadAccess → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario Highway 401

Liverpool → roadAccessVia → Highway 401 ⓘ

Pickering GO Station → near → Highway 401 ⓘ

Pickering Town Centre → nearbyRoad → Highway 401 ⓘ

Peel Region → hasTransportationInfrastructure → Highway 401 ⓘ

Woodlands → roadAccessVia → Highway 401 ⓘ

subject surface form: Woodlands, Pickering

this entity surface form: Ontario Highway 401

Moira River → crosses → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario Highway 401

Preston, Ontario → hasTransportationLink → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highway 401 (via Cambridge)

Hespeler, Ontario → transportationAccess → Highway 401 ⓘ

Ontario Highway 138 → connectsTo → Highway 401 ⓘ

Durham → hasMajorHighway → Highway 401 ⓘ

subject surface form: Durham Region

East Don River → crosses → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario Highway 401

Canada–Florida corridor → hasPart → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario Highway 401

Bay Ridges → hasTransportationAccess → Highway 401 ⓘ

Trenton → locatedAlong → Highway 401 ⓘ

Seaway Valley → transportCorridor → Highway 401 ⓘ

Black Creek → crosses → Highway 401 ⓘ

Humber Creek → crossedBy → Highway 401 ⓘ

Greater Hamilton area → hasMajorHighway → Highway 401 ⓘ

Port Union Road → hasJunctionWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Oxford County → hasHighway → Highway 401 ⓘ

Don Valley Parkway → terminusNorth → Highway 401 ⓘ

Don Valley Parkway → hasInterchangeWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Northumberland County → hasMajorHighway → Highway 401 ⓘ

Keele Street → hasJunctionWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Ontario Highway 7 → hasJunctionWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Ontario Highway 8 → connectsToHighway → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario Highway 401

Ontario Highway 404 → terminusSouth → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highway 401 in Toronto

Ontario Highway 404 → junctionWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Toronto street network → includesRoad → Highway 401 ⓘ

Ontario Highway 12 → junctionWith → Highway 401 ⓘ

Yorkdale Shopping Centre → locatedNear → Highway 401 ⓘ

Rouge River → crosses → Highway 401 ⓘ

Highland Creek → locatedNear → Highway 401 ⓘ

Windsor → hasMajorHighway → Highway 401 ⓘ

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada → hasMajorRoad → Highway 401 ⓘ

subject surface form: Scarborough, Ontario

Malton, Ontario → hasTransportationLink → Highway 401 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highway 401 (nearby)

401 → officialName → Highway 401 ⓘ

subject surface form: Highway 401

this entity surface form: King's Highway 401

401 → shortName → Highway 401 ⓘ

subject surface form: Highway 401

Rexdale → adjacentTo → Highway 401 ⓘ

Lawrence Heights → near → Highway 401 ⓘ

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