Al Maktoum Bridge
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Al Maktoum Bridge is a major road bridge in Dubai that connects the city's historic districts across Dubai Creek and serves as a key traffic artery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al Maktoum Bridge canonical | 2 |
| Al Maktoum Bridge interchange | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T848858 — 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: Al Maktoum Bridge Context triple: [Dubai Creek, hasBridge, Al Maktoum Bridge]
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A.
Suramadu Bridge
Suramadu Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia that connects the city of Surabaya on Java with Madura Island, serving as a major transportation and economic link.
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B.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway is one of the world’s longest sea bridges, linking Kuwait City to the northern Subiyah area to support national development and regional connectivity.
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C.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
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D.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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E.
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is a massive sea-crossing bridge–tunnel system that links Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau across the Pearl River Delta and ranks among the world’s longest fixed links over water.
- 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: Al Maktoum Bridge Target entity description: Al Maktoum Bridge is a major road bridge in Dubai that connects the city's historic districts across Dubai Creek and serves as a key traffic artery.
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A.
Suramadu Bridge
Suramadu Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia that connects the city of Surabaya on Java with Madura Island, serving as a major transportation and economic link.
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B.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway is one of the world’s longest sea bridges, linking Kuwait City to the northern Subiyah area to support national development and regional connectivity.
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C.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
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D.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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E.
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is a massive sea-crossing bridge–tunnel system that links Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau across the Pearl River Delta and ranks among the world’s longest fixed links over water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Dubai
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ toll bridge (historically) ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges over Dubai Creek
ⓘ
Road bridges in the United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| connects |
Bur Dubai
ⓘ
Deira ⓘ |
| connectsAcross |
Dubai Creek
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubai Creek shipping channel
|
| country | United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| crosses | Dubai Creek ⓘ |
| hasApproach | grade-separated interchanges on both banks of Dubai Creek ⓘ |
| hasDeck | roadway deck ⓘ |
| hasDesign | multi-span bridge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | road traffic artery ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple road lanes ⓘ |
| hasRole | relieves congestion on other Dubai Creek crossings ⓘ |
| hasToll |
toll collection has been periodically suspended
ⓘ
toll was charged in the past ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | high daily traffic volume ⓘ |
| hasType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| impact | reduced dependence on Dubai Creek abras and ferries ⓘ |
| importance | key commuter route between Deira and Bur Dubai ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Dubai road network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dubai
ⓘ
historic districts of Dubai ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Gulf Standard Time ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Roads and Transport Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai
|
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Al Maktoum family
ⓘ
surface form:
Al Maktoum ruling family of Dubai
|
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Al Garhoud Bridge
ⓘ
Al Maktoum Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Al Maktoum Bridge interchange
Floating Bridge (Dubai) ⓘ |
| opened | 1963 ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Dubai ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | major east–west traffic corridor in Dubai ⓘ |
| planningAuthority |
RTA Dubai
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority
|
| publicTransportIntegration | served by Dubai bus routes ⓘ |
| region | Emirate of Dubai ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | barriers separating traffic directions ⓘ |
| significance | first bridge across Dubai Creek ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | carries bidirectional road traffic ⓘ |
| urbanContext | central Dubai ⓘ |
| usedBy |
buses
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ taxis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al Maktoum Bridge Description of subject: Al Maktoum Bridge is a major road bridge in Dubai that connects the city's historic districts across Dubai Creek and serves as a key traffic artery.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al Maktoum Bridge interchange