Waal bridges at Nijmegen
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The Waal bridges at Nijmegen are a group of major road and rail crossings over the River Waal that form a key transport link in the eastern Netherlands.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nijmegen railway bridge over the Waal | 2 |
| N322 Waal bridge near Nijmegen | 1 |
| Nijmegen bridges | 1 |
| Waal bridges | 1 |
| Waal bridges at Nijmegen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13411312 — 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: Waal bridges at Nijmegen Context triple: [municipality of Nijmegen, hasTransportInfrastructure, Waal bridges at Nijmegen]
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A.
Merwede Bridge at Dordrecht
The Merwede Bridge at Dordrecht is a major road and rail bridge spanning the Beneden Merwede River, serving as an important traffic and transport link in the Dutch city of Dordrecht.
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B.
Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge
The Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge is a major road and rail bridge in the Netherlands spanning the Hollandse IJssel, serving as a key connection between Krimpen aan den IJssel and the surrounding region.
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C.
Philipsdam bridge
Philipsdam bridge is a major Dutch road and water-control structure that carries traffic across the Scheldt–Rhine Canal as part of the Delta Works infrastructure.
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D.
IJmeer bridge
The IJmeer bridge is a proposed infrastructure project intended to create a direct connection across the IJmeer lake, improving transport links between Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
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E.
IJssel bridge
The IJssel bridge is a notable road and rail crossing over the river IJssel near Kampen in the Netherlands, serving as a key regional transport link.
- 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: Waal bridges at Nijmegen Target entity description: The Waal bridges at Nijmegen are a group of major road and rail crossings over the River Waal that form a key transport link in the eastern Netherlands.
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A.
Merwede Bridge at Dordrecht
The Merwede Bridge at Dordrecht is a major road and rail bridge spanning the Beneden Merwede River, serving as an important traffic and transport link in the Dutch city of Dordrecht.
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B.
Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge
The Krimpen aan den IJssel bridge is a major road and rail bridge in the Netherlands spanning the Hollandse IJssel, serving as a key connection between Krimpen aan den IJssel and the surrounding region.
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C.
Philipsdam bridge
Philipsdam bridge is a major Dutch road and water-control structure that carries traffic across the Scheldt–Rhine Canal as part of the Delta Works infrastructure.
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D.
IJmeer bridge
The IJmeer bridge is a proposed infrastructure project intended to create a direct connection across the IJmeer lake, improving transport links between Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
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E.
IJssel bridge
The IJssel bridge is a notable road and rail crossing over the river IJssel near Kampen in the Netherlands, serving as a key regional transport link.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
group of bridges ⓘ railway bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| connects |
north bank of the Waal at Nijmegen
ⓘ
south bank of the Waal at Nijmegen ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses |
River Waal
ⓘ
River Waal ⓘ River Waal ⓘ River Waal ⓘ |
| hasHeritageElement | Waalbrug ⓘ |
| hasPart |
De Oversteek
ⓘ
N322 Waal bridge near Nijmegen ⓘ
linked to:
Waal bridges at Nijmegen
Nijmegen rail bridge over the Waal ⓘ
linked to:
Nijmegen railway bridge
Spoorbrug Nijmegen ⓘ
linked to:
Nijmegen railway bridge
Waalbrug ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | river crossing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nijmegen
ⓘ
Nijmegen ⓘ Nijmegen ⓘ Nijmegen ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Waal, main distributary of the Rhine
ⓘ
linked to:
Waal
|
| near | German border ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch national road network
ⓘ
Dutch rail network ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch railway network
|
| serves |
city of Nijmegen
ⓘ
linked to:
Nijmegen
regional traffic between Randstad and Germany ⓘ |
| significance | key transport link in eastern Netherlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bicycle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waal bridges at Nijmegen Description of subject: The Waal bridges at Nijmegen are a group of major road and rail crossings over the River Waal that form a key transport link in the eastern Netherlands.
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