Bundesautobahn 40
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Bundesautobahn 40 is a major German motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia that runs through the Ruhr area and is known for its heavy traffic and congestion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bundesautobahn 40 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10691663 — 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: Bundesautobahn 40 Context triple: [Rheinhausen, roadNetworkConnection, Bundesautobahn 40]
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A.
Bundesautobahn 6
Bundesautobahn 6 is a major east–west German motorway that runs across several federal states, linking key industrial and metropolitan regions in the country.
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B.
Bundesautobahn 65
Bundesautobahn 65 is a German federal motorway in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate that connects the Karlsruhe area with the region around Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
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C.
Bundesautobahn 7
Bundesautobahn 7 is one of Germany’s longest and most important north–south motorways, running from the Danish border through central Germany toward the Austrian border.
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D.
Bundesautobahn 8
Bundesautobahn 8 is a major German motorway running east–west across southern Germany, connecting cities such as Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Munich, and Salzburg.
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E.
Bundesautobahn 27
Bundesautobahn 27 is a major German motorway in northern Germany that connects the city of Bremen with Cuxhaven and the A7 near Walsrode, serving as an important regional transport 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: Bundesautobahn 40 Target entity description: Bundesautobahn 40 is a major German motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia that runs through the Ruhr area and is known for its heavy traffic and congestion.
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A.
Bundesautobahn 6
Bundesautobahn 6 is a major east–west German motorway that runs across several federal states, linking key industrial and metropolitan regions in the country.
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B.
Bundesautobahn 65
Bundesautobahn 65 is a German federal motorway in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate that connects the Karlsruhe area with the region around Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
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C.
Bundesautobahn 7
Bundesautobahn 7 is one of Germany’s longest and most important north–south motorways, running from the Danish border through central Germany toward the Austrian border.
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D.
Bundesautobahn 8
Bundesautobahn 8 is a major German motorway running east–west across southern Germany, connecting cities such as Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Munich, and Salzburg.
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E.
Bundesautobahn 27
Bundesautobahn 27 is a major German motorway in northern Germany that connects the city of Bremen with Cuxhaven and the A7 near Walsrode, serving as an important regional transport corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Autobahn
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Dutch A67 motorway
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Dortmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Bundesautobahn 430 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
A 40
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
capacity bottlenecks
ⓘ
frequent traffic jams ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Bundesautobahn 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bundesautobahn 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bundesautobahn 42 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bundesautobahn 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bundesautobahn 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bundesautobahn 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bundesautobahn 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Ruhr area traffic jam motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruhrschleichweg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumberingSystem | German Autobahn numbering system ⓘ |
| hasToll | no general car toll ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | controlled-access highway ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy traffic
ⓘ
traffic congestion ⓘ |
| lanes | multiple carriageways ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
Ruhr area NERFINISHED ⓘ state of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German Autobahn network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bochum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dortmund NERFINISHED ⓘ Duisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gelsenkirchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mülheim an der Ruhr NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| roadType | motorway ⓘ |
| speedLimit | varies by section ⓘ |
| startPoint | Venlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traverses | densely populated urban areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
long-distance traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bundesautobahn 40 Description of subject: Bundesautobahn 40 is a major German motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia that runs through the Ruhr area and is known for its heavy traffic and congestion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.