Chirk Viaduct
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Chirk Viaduct is a historic multi-arched railway viaduct in Wales that carries trains across the River Ceiriog near the England–Wales border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chirk Viaduct canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9665177 — 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: Chirk Viaduct Context triple: [Chirk railway station, near, Chirk Viaduct]
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Lechmere Viaduct
Lechmere Viaduct is a historic concrete arch bridge in Boston that carries MBTA Green Line trains across the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge.
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B.
Shankend Viaduct
Shankend Viaduct is a historic multi-arched railway viaduct in the Scottish Borders, formerly carrying trains on the Waverley Route between Edinburgh and Carlisle.
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C.
Liddel Viaduct
Liddel Viaduct is a historic railway bridge on the former Waverley Route in the Scottish Borders, notable for carrying trains across the River Liddel near the England–Scotland border.
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D.
Stacksteads Viaduct
Stacksteads Viaduct is a historic multi-arch railway viaduct in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England, notable for carrying the former railway line across the River Irwell and the surrounding valley.
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E.
Landore Viaduct
Landore Viaduct is a historic railway bridge in Swansea, Wales, carrying rail traffic across the River Tawe.
- 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: Chirk Viaduct Target entity description: Chirk Viaduct is a historic multi-arched railway viaduct in Wales that carries trains across the River Ceiriog near the England–Wales border.
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A.
Lechmere Viaduct
Lechmere Viaduct is a historic concrete arch bridge in Boston that carries MBTA Green Line trains across the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge.
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B.
Shankend Viaduct
Shankend Viaduct is a historic multi-arched railway viaduct in the Scottish Borders, formerly carrying trains on the Waverley Route between Edinburgh and Carlisle.
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C.
Liddel Viaduct
Liddel Viaduct is a historic railway bridge on the former Waverley Route in the Scottish Borders, notable for carrying trains across the River Liddel near the England–Scotland border.
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D.
Stacksteads Viaduct
Stacksteads Viaduct is a historic multi-arch railway viaduct in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England, notable for carrying the former railway line across the River Irwell and the surrounding valley.
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E.
Landore Viaduct
Landore Viaduct is a historic railway bridge in Swansea, Wales, carrying rail traffic across the River Tawe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
listed building
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railway viaduct ⓘ |
| carriedBy | Shrewsbury–Chester railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1846 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| crosses | River Ceiriog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesNear | Chirk Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | multi-arch viaduct ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Henry Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Bridges completed in 1848
ⓘ
Bridges in Wrexham County Borough ⓘ Grade II* listed bridges in Wales ⓘ Railway viaducts in Wales ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMethod | masonry arch construction ⓘ |
| hasEngineer | Henry Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | to carry trains over River Ceiriog ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignationAuthority | Cadw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | Victorian railway engineering ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArches | 16 ⓘ |
| hasSpanType | semi-circular arches ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | masonry viaduct ⓘ |
| hasTransportType | railway ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| isOn | North Wales Coast railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ceiriog Valley
NERFINISHED
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Chirk NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wrexham County Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| near |
Chirk railway station
NERFINISHED
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England–Wales border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1848 ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Chirk Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shrewsbury–Chester railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chirk Viaduct Description of subject: Chirk Viaduct is a historic multi-arched railway viaduct in Wales that carries trains across the River Ceiriog near the England–Wales border.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.