Triple

T7535630
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maine State Route 2 E178142 entity
Predicate easternTerminus P388 FINISHED
Object US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine
US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine is a segment of the major north–south U.S. highway that serves as a key local and regional connector near the Canadian border in northern Maine.
 E671005 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine | Statement: [Maine State Route 2, easternTerminus, US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine
Context triple: [Maine State Route 2, easternTerminus, US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine]
  • A. U.S. Route 2 in Maine
    U.S. Route 2 in Maine is a major east–west highway crossing the state’s interior, connecting rural communities and regional centers between New Hampshire and the Bangor area.
  • B. U.S. Route 201 in Skowhegan, Maine
    U.S. Route 201 in Skowhegan, Maine is a major north–south highway that serves as a key local and regional route through the town, linking it to other parts of central and northern Maine.
  • C. State Route 15 in Brewer, Maine
    State Route 15 in Brewer, Maine is a state highway segment that serves as a key local connector linking Brewer to the regional freeway network and surrounding communities.
  • D. U.S. Route 1 (New Hampshire)
    U.S. Route 1 (New Hampshire) is a segment of the historic U.S. Route 1 highway that runs along New Hampshire’s short Atlantic coastline, connecting Massachusetts to Maine and serving coastal communities.
  • E. U.S. Route 1A in Massachusetts
    U.S. Route 1A in Massachusetts is an alternate alignment of U.S. Route 1 that serves several coastal and urban communities north and south of Boston.
  • 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: US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine
Target entity description: US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine is a segment of the major north–south U.S. highway that serves as a key local and regional connector near the Canadian border in northern Maine.
  • A. U.S. Route 2 in Maine
    U.S. Route 2 in Maine is a major east–west highway crossing the state’s interior, connecting rural communities and regional centers between New Hampshire and the Bangor area.
  • B. U.S. Route 201 in Skowhegan, Maine
    U.S. Route 201 in Skowhegan, Maine is a major north–south highway that serves as a key local and regional route through the town, linking it to other parts of central and northern Maine.
  • C. State Route 15 in Brewer, Maine
    State Route 15 in Brewer, Maine is a state highway segment that serves as a key local connector linking Brewer to the regional freeway network and surrounding communities.
  • D. U.S. Route 1 (New Hampshire)
    U.S. Route 1 (New Hampshire) is a segment of the historic U.S. Route 1 highway that runs along New Hampshire’s short Atlantic coastline, connecting Massachusetts to Maine and serving coastal communities.
  • E. U.S. Route 1A in Massachusetts
    U.S. Route 1A in Massachusetts is an alternate alignment of U.S. Route 1 that serves several coastal and urban communities north and south of Boston.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine
Triple: [Maine State Route 2, easternTerminus, US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine]
Generated description
US Route 1 in Houlton, Maine is a segment of the major north–south U.S. highway that serves as a key local and regional connector near the Canadian border in northern Maine.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f2acdbc8190b5a8320168c1d0ba elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f84c13208190971096a0b81b0ff2 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c84f0c02148190bb5f63cf9891ec0c ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c8500e64788190b196988290aea7d7 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c84f9ce82081908813a1185b9b3570 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:47 p.m.