Stillwater Lift Bridge
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The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a historic vertical-lift bridge over the St. Croix River connecting Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin, now serving primarily as a pedestrian and bicycle crossing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stillwater Lift Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9546492 — 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: Stillwater Lift Bridge Context triple: [Minnesota State Highway 36, formerBridgeUsed, Stillwater Lift Bridge]
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A.
Don N. Holt Bridge
The Don N. Holt Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in South Carolina that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River near Charleston.
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B.
Kedzie Bridge
Kedzie Bridge is a pedestrian bridge on the Michigan State University campus that spans the Red Cedar River and connects key areas of the East Lansing grounds.
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C.
Winona Bridge
Winona Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota, serving as a key transportation link between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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D.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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E.
James B. Edwards Bridge
The James B. Edwards Bridge is a major highway span in South Carolina that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River, connecting the Charleston area’s road network.
- 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: Stillwater Lift Bridge Target entity description: The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a historic vertical-lift bridge over the St. Croix River connecting Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin, now serving primarily as a pedestrian and bicycle crossing.
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A.
Don N. Holt Bridge
The Don N. Holt Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in South Carolina that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River near Charleston.
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B.
Kedzie Bridge
Kedzie Bridge is a pedestrian bridge on the Michigan State University campus that spans the Red Cedar River and connects key areas of the East Lansing grounds.
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C.
Winona Bridge
Winona Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota, serving as a key transportation link between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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D.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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E.
James B. Edwards Bridge
The James B. Edwards Bridge is a major highway span in South Carolina that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River, connecting the Charleston area’s road network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic bridge
ⓘ
vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| builder | Minneapolis Bridge Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
bicycles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| connects |
Houlton, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stillwater, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | pedestrian and bicycle trail ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | St. Croix River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween |
Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | vertical-lift ⓘ |
| designer |
Minnesota Highway Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin Highway Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerHighway |
Minnesota State Highway 36
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin State Highway 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerUse | road traffic ⓘ |
| function | river crossing ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
engineering significance
ⓘ
transportation history significance ⓘ |
| hasLiftOperation | allows passage of river traffic ⓘ |
| hasLiftSpan | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 7 ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLanes | 2 (when open to vehicles) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Stillwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearCommunity | Houlton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Minnesota Department of Transportation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stillwater, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | rare surviving example of vertical-lift highway bridge ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 89001658 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | St. Croix Crossing project (historic conversion component) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| river | St. Croix River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| status |
closed to motor vehicles
ⓘ
open to pedestrians and bicycles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stillwater Lift Bridge Description of subject: The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a historic vertical-lift bridge over the St. Croix River connecting Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin, now serving primarily as a pedestrian and bicycle crossing.
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