Metropolitan Branch Trail
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The Metropolitan Branch Trail is an urban multi-use trail in Washington, D.C., that runs roughly parallel to the Red Line of the Metro, providing a key north–south route for cyclists and pedestrians between Union Station and neighborhoods to the northeast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Branch Trail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324044 — 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: Metropolitan Branch Trail Context triple: [Anacostia Tributary Trail System, connectsTo, Metropolitan Branch Trail]
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A.
Beltline Trail
The Beltline Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in Toronto that follows a former railway corridor through ravines and parkland.
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B.
Capital Crescent Trail
The Capital Crescent Trail is a popular multi-use rail trail in the Washington, D.C. area, known for its scenic route along the Potomac River connecting Georgetown to suburban Maryland.
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C.
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a multi-use recreational path in Massachusetts that follows a former railroad corridor through several communities, offering scenic routes for walking, running, and cycling.
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D.
Rock Creek Park Trail
Rock Creek Park Trail is a multi-use recreational path in Washington, D.C., that follows Rock Creek through wooded parkland for walking, running, and cycling.
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E.
Forest City Trail
Forest City Trail is a hiking route on Vermont’s Camel’s Hump mountain, providing access through forested terrain to the summit area.
- 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: Metropolitan Branch Trail Target entity description: The Metropolitan Branch Trail is an urban multi-use trail in Washington, D.C., that runs roughly parallel to the Red Line of the Metro, providing a key north–south route for cyclists and pedestrians between Union Station and neighborhoods to the northeast.
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A.
Beltline Trail
The Beltline Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in Toronto that follows a former railway corridor through ravines and parkland.
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B.
Capital Crescent Trail
The Capital Crescent Trail is a popular multi-use rail trail in the Washington, D.C. area, known for its scenic route along the Potomac River connecting Georgetown to suburban Maryland.
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C.
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is a multi-use recreational path in Massachusetts that follows a former railroad corridor through several communities, offering scenic routes for walking, running, and cycling.
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D.
Rock Creek Park Trail
Rock Creek Park Trail is a multi-use recreational path in Washington, D.C., that follows Rock Creek through wooded parkland for walking, running, and cycling.
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E.
Forest City Trail
Forest City Trail is a hiking route on Vermont’s Camel’s Hump mountain, providing access through forested terrain to the summit area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-use trail
ⓘ
rail trail ⓘ urban trail ⓘ |
| allows |
bicycles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Brookland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Totten NERFINISHED ⓘ NoMa NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Spring (planned) NERFINISHED ⓘ Takoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| follows | Washington Metro Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBicycleRouteNumber | DC Bicycle Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasFuturePlan | extension into Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ |
| hasGradeCrossings | yes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeparatedPath | yes ⓘ |
| hasWayfindingSigns | yes ⓘ |
| isKeyCorridor | north–south bicycle route in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Capital Trails Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUrban | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | District Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Metropolitan Subdivision of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedInPart |
1998
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ |
| owner | District of Columbia government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | CSX Metropolitan Subdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Brookland–CUA station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholic University of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Totten station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Northeast Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningBegan | 1990s ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
cyclists
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| prohibits | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| runsFrom | Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
recreation
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| surface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| usesFor |
commuting
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ running ⓘ walking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Branch Trail Description of subject: The Metropolitan Branch Trail is an urban multi-use trail in Washington, D.C., that runs roughly parallel to the Red Line of the Metro, providing a key north–south route for cyclists and pedestrians between Union Station and neighborhoods to the northeast.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.