U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina
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U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects inland communities with the southeastern coast, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390324 — 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 76 in North Carolina Context triple: [U.S. Highways in North Carolina, hasRoute, U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina]
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U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects the western mountains to the southeastern coast, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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B.
U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that spans the state, connecting the mountains to the Outer Banks and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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C.
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that runs from the Charlotte metropolitan area through the Piedmont toward the Virginia state line, serving as a regional connector for several communities along its corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that traverses the central part of the state, connecting communities between the South Carolina and Virginia borders.
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E.
U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway traversing the state's western region, connecting mountain communities and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
- 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 76 in North Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects inland communities with the southeastern coast, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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A.
U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects the western mountains to the southeastern coast, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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B.
U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that spans the state, connecting the mountains to the Outer Banks and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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C.
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that runs from the Charlotte metropolitan area through the Piedmont toward the Virginia state line, serving as a regional connector for several communities along its corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that traverses the central part of the state, connecting communities between the South Carolina and Virginia borders.
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E.
U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway traversing the state's western region, connecting mountain communities and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | U.S. Highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation | US 76 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Transportation in Brunswick County, North Carolina
ⓘ
Transportation in Columbus County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in New Hanover County, North Carolina ⓘ U.S. Highways in North Carolina ⓘ |
| concurrentWith |
North Carolina Highway 211
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
inland communities of southeastern North Carolina
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southeastern North Carolina coast ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
South Carolina state line
ⓘ
Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Cape Fear River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
facilitates access to coastal ports near Wilmington
ⓘ
supports regional commerce and tourism ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration |
sections of divided highway
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sections of undivided highway ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 76 ⓘ |
| junctionWith |
Interstate 140 in North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 76 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Belville, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bladen County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Brunswick County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Chadbourn, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Leland, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hanover County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Robeson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiteville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | regional transportation corridor ⓘ |
| serves |
Wilmington metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| sharesBridge | Cape Fear Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| system | United States Numbered Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernTerminusNear | South Carolina state line near Fair Bluff, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects inland communities with the southeastern coast, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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