George Washington Memorial Bridge
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The George Washington Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Aurora Bridge, is a historic steel cantilever bridge in Seattle that carries State Route 99 over the Lake Union area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Washington Memorial Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10696643 — 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: George Washington Memorial Bridge Context triple: [Aurora Bridge, officialName, George Washington Memorial Bridge]
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A.
George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a major double-decked suspension bridge connecting Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in New Jersey and serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
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B.
Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens and is a key artery for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
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C.
Triborough Bridge
The Triborough Bridge, now officially known as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, is a major New York City bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx and serving as a key transportation hub in the city’s highway system.
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D.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
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E.
Queensborough Bridge
The Queensborough Bridge is a road bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, connecting New Westminster to the Queensborough neighborhood on Lulu Island.
- 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: George Washington Memorial Bridge Target entity description: The George Washington Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Aurora Bridge, is a historic steel cantilever bridge in Seattle that carries State Route 99 over the Lake Union area.
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A.
George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a major double-decked suspension bridge connecting Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in New Jersey and serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
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B.
Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens and is a key artery for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
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C.
Triborough Bridge
The Triborough Bridge, now officially known as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, is a major New York City bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx and serving as a key transportation hub in the city’s highway system.
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D.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
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E.
Queensborough Bridge
The Queensborough Bridge is a road bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, connecting New Westminster to the Queensborough neighborhood on Lulu Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Seattle
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historic place ⓘ road bridge ⓘ steel cantilever bridge ⓘ |
| above | Aurora Avenue North corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 1982 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aurora Avenue Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurora Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
Aurora Avenue North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington State Route 99 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Downtown Seattle vicinity
ⓘ
North Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses |
Fremont Cut
NERFINISHED
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Lake Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
Fremont neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Anne hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesShipCanal | Lake Washington Ship Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesWaterBody | Lake Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicated | February 22, 1932 ⓘ |
| design | cantilever bridge ⓘ |
| function | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPlaques | yes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Suicide Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLanes | 6 ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasSidewalks | yes ⓘ |
| hasSuicideBarriers | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| knownFor | high incidence of suicides ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County
ⓘ
surface form:
King County, Washington
Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| maintainedBy | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| neighborhoodOnNorthEnd | Fremont, Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhoodOnSouthEnd | Queen Anne, Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | structure ⓘ |
| opened | 1932 ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | February 1932 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seattle city infrastructure
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U.S. Highway 99 historic alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
bicycles
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motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Washington Memorial Bridge Description of subject: The George Washington Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Aurora Bridge, is a historic steel cantilever bridge in Seattle that carries State Route 99 over the Lake Union area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.