Triple
T716937
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norfolk, Virginia |
E14333
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedBy |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Midtown Tunnel
The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
|
E103779
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Midtown Tunnel | Statement: [Norfolk, Virginia, connectedBy, Midtown Tunnel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midtown Tunnel Context triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, connectedBy, Midtown Tunnel]
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A.
Queens Midtown Tunnel
The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Midtown Manhattan with the borough of Queens beneath the East River.
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B.
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn beneath New York Harbor.
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C.
Downtown Tunnel
The Downtown Tunnel is a major underwater vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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D.
Lincoln Tunnel
The Lincoln Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Midtown Manhattan in New York City with Weehawken, New Jersey.
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E.
IJ Tunnel
The IJ Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Amsterdam that carries traffic beneath the IJ waterway, connecting the city center with its northern districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Midtown Tunnel Triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, connectedBy, Midtown Tunnel]
Generated description
The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midtown Tunnel Target entity description: The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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A.
Queens Midtown Tunnel
The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Midtown Manhattan with the borough of Queens beneath the East River.
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B.
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn beneath New York Harbor.
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C.
Downtown Tunnel
The Downtown Tunnel is a major underwater vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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D.
Lincoln Tunnel
The Lincoln Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Midtown Manhattan in New York City with Weehawken, New Jersey.
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E.
IJ Tunnel
The IJ Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Amsterdam that carries traffic beneath the IJ waterway, connecting the city center with its northern districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a4934a36e081909e7abef98b898a4e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a57649dc8190bfdee2f9c0c90415 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7b83709248190bee17ec028b12bae |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7b93aed5c8190b5a588ed4a5eb94d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7b9bb13f08190ad75518ba81b210d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.