U.S. Route 77 in Texas
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U.S. Route 77 in Texas is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from the Mexican border at Brownsville through numerous South and Central Texas communities toward the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 77 (via connecting routes near Corpus Christi) | 1 |
| U.S. Route 77 in Texas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11696641 — 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 77 in Texas Context triple: [U.S. Route 183, overlapsWith, U.S. Route 77 in Texas]
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A.
U.S. Route 377 in Texas
U.S. Route 377 in Texas is a north–south U.S. highway that runs from the Dallas–Fort Worth area through several North and Central Texas communities toward the Oklahoma state line.
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B.
U.S. Route 80 (Texas)
U.S. Route 80 (Texas) is a major east–west U.S. Highway that runs across northern Texas, connecting the Dallas–Fort Worth area with cities to the east and west as part of the historic transcontinental US 80 corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 175 (Texas)
U.S. Route 175 (Texas) is a U.S. Highway that runs southeast from Dallas through cities such as Kaufman and Athens toward Jacksonville, serving as a key regional connector in East Texas.
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D.
Texas State Highway 7
Texas State Highway 7 is an east–west state highway in eastern Texas that serves as a key route connecting several communities, including the city of Nacogdoches.
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E.
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south U.S. Highway running from Texas through the central United States, serving as a key transportation corridor for cities such as Dallas.
- 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 77 in Texas Target entity description: U.S. Route 77 in Texas is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from the Mexican border at Brownsville through numerous South and Central Texas communities toward the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
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A.
U.S. Route 377 in Texas
U.S. Route 377 in Texas is a north–south U.S. highway that runs from the Dallas–Fort Worth area through several North and Central Texas communities toward the Oklahoma state line.
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B.
U.S. Route 80 (Texas)
U.S. Route 80 (Texas) is a major east–west U.S. Highway that runs across northern Texas, connecting the Dallas–Fort Worth area with cities to the east and west as part of the historic transcontinental US 80 corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 175 (Texas)
U.S. Route 175 (Texas) is a U.S. Highway that runs southeast from Dallas through cities such as Kaufman and Athens toward Jacksonville, serving as a key regional connector in East Texas.
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D.
Texas State Highway 7
Texas State Highway 7 is an east–west state highway in eastern Texas that serves as a key route connecting several communities, including the city of Nacogdoches.
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E.
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south U.S. Highway running from Texas through the central United States, serving as a key transportation corridor for cities such as Dallas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| category | U.S. Highways in Texas ⓘ |
| connects |
Brownsville, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corpus Christi, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Waco, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Mexican Federal Highway 101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesInto | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 10 in Texas
NERFINISHED
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Interstate 2 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 20 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 30 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 77 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Texas Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate 35 in Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 35E in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 37 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 45 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 69E in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 281 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 79 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 83 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 87 in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | future Interstate 69E corridor ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Brownsville, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corpus Christi, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Denton, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gainesville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Giddings, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlingen, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Hillsboro, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingsville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymondville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Refugio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Waco, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Waxahachie, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Texas
NERFINISHED
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North Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Oklahoma state line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
Brownsville, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 77 in Texas Description of subject: U.S. Route 77 in Texas is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from the Mexican border at Brownsville through numerous South and Central Texas communities toward the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 77 (via connecting routes near Corpus Christi)