Auckland Harbour Bridge
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The Auckland Harbour Bridge is a major steel arch bridge in Auckland, New Zealand, that spans the Waitematā Harbour and serves as a key transport link and city landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auckland Harbour Bridge canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855920 — 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: Auckland Harbour Bridge Context triple: [Auckland, hasLandmark, Auckland Harbour Bridge]
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A.
Wellington Bridge
Wellington Bridge is a roadway bridge in the Boston area that carries traffic across the Mystic River between Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts.
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B.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia, renowned for its massive span across Sydney Harbour and its status as a national symbol.
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C.
Howrah Bridge
Howrah Bridge is an iconic cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, renowned as a major transportation lifeline and architectural symbol of the city.
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D.
Bay Bridge
The Bay Bridge is a major suspension bridge complex in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects San Francisco and Oakland across San Francisco Bay.
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E.
Trinity Bridge
Trinity Bridge is a distinctive three-way footbridge in Greater Manchester, England, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava to link Salford and Manchester across the River Irwell.
- 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: Auckland Harbour Bridge Target entity description: The Auckland Harbour Bridge is a major steel arch bridge in Auckland, New Zealand, that spans the Waitematā Harbour and serves as a key transport link and city landmark.
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A.
Wellington Bridge
Wellington Bridge is a roadway bridge in the Boston area that carries traffic across the Mystic River between Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts.
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B.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia, renowned for its massive span across Sydney Harbour and its status as a national symbol.
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C.
Howrah Bridge
Howrah Bridge is an iconic cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, renowned as a major transportation lifeline and architectural symbol of the city.
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D.
Bay Bridge
The Bay Bridge is a major suspension bridge complex in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects San Francisco and Oakland across San Francisco Bay.
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E.
Trinity Bridge
Trinity Bridge is a distinctive three-way footbridge in Greater Manchester, England, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava to link Salford and Manchester across the River Irwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantilever truss bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel arch bridge ⓘ |
| architect | G. Maunsell & Partners ⓘ |
| carries |
Northern Motorway (Auckland)
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand State Highway 1
State Highway 1 (New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand State Highway 1
motor vehicles ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | about 43.3 metres at high tide ⓘ |
| connects |
Auckland city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Auckland
North Shore, Auckland ⓘ
linked to:
Auckland Region
Northcote Point ⓘ St Marys Bay ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| crosses |
Auckland Harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Waitematā Harbour
Waitematā Harbour ⓘ |
| designer | Freeman Fox & Partners ⓘ |
| doesNotCarry |
bicycles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Auckland New Year fireworks displays ⓘ |
| hasAccident | box girder failure during 1960s clip-on construction ⓘ |
| hasFeature | movable lane barrier system ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | engineering landmark ⓘ |
| laneManagement | tidal flow system ⓘ |
| length | about 1,020 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Auckland ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Waitematā Harbour ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | about 243.8 metres ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| near |
Victoria Park, Auckland
ⓘ
Westhaven Marina ⓘ |
| nicknamed | coathanger ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 8 ⓘ |
| opened | 1959-05-30 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| owner |
New Zealand Government
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand government
|
| partOf |
Auckland Northern Corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand State Highway 1
|
| region | Auckland Region ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic Auckland city landmark
ⓘ
key transport link between Auckland CBD and North Shore ⓘ |
| tollsRemoved | 1984 ⓘ |
| tollStatus | former toll bridge ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | left-hand traffic ⓘ |
| widenedBy | clip-on box girder extensions ⓘ |
| wideningCompletionYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| width | about 43.27 metres after widening ⓘ |
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Subject: Auckland Harbour Bridge Description of subject: The Auckland Harbour Bridge is a major steel arch bridge in Auckland, New Zealand, that spans the Waitematā Harbour and serves as a key transport link and city landmark.
Referenced by (18)
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