Springfield Interchange

E112293

highway interchange road transportation infrastructure

The Springfield Interchange is a major highway junction in northern Virginia where Interstates 95, 395, and 495 converge, known for its complex design and heavy traffic.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Springfield Interchange canonical	3
I-95/I-495/I-395 Springfield Interchange	1
Springfield Interchange area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T950609 — 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: Springfield Interchange
Context triple: [Springfield, Virginia, hasTransportJunction, Springfield Interchange]

A. Tilikum Crossing
Tilikum Crossing is a cable-stayed bridge in Portland, Oregon, designed to carry light rail, buses, streetcars, cyclists, and pedestrians while prohibiting private car traffic.
B. Interstate 285
Interstate 285 is the beltway encircling Atlanta, Georgia, serving as a major bypass and connector for multiple interstate highways around the metropolitan area.
C. Interstate 290
Interstate 290 is a highway in western New York that serves as a key connector between Buffalo’s suburbs and major regional routes.
D. East-West Tollway corridor
The East-West Tollway corridor is a major suburban business and technology hub in the Chicago metropolitan area, known for its concentration of corporate headquarters, research facilities, and educational institutions along Interstate 88 in Illinois.
E. Miracle Strip Parkway
Miracle Strip Parkway is a scenic coastal stretch of highway in Okaloosa County, Florida, known for running along the Gulf of Mexico and serving popular beach communities.
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: Springfield Interchange
Target entity description: The Springfield Interchange is a major highway junction in northern Virginia where Interstates 95, 395, and 495 converge, known for its complex design and heavy traffic.

A. Tilikum Crossing
Tilikum Crossing is a cable-stayed bridge in Portland, Oregon, designed to carry light rail, buses, streetcars, cyclists, and pedestrians while prohibiting private car traffic.
B. Interstate 285
Interstate 285 is the beltway encircling Atlanta, Georgia, serving as a major bypass and connector for multiple interstate highways around the metropolitan area.
C. Interstate 290
Interstate 290 is a highway in western New York that serves as a key connector between Buffalo’s suburbs and major regional routes.
D. East-West Tollway corridor
The East-West Tollway corridor is a major suburban business and technology hub in the Chicago metropolitan area, known for its concentration of corporate headquarters, research facilities, and educational institutions along Interstate 88 in Illinois.
E. Miracle Strip Parkway
Miracle Strip Parkway is a scenic coastal stretch of highway in Okaloosa County, Florida, known for running along the Gulf of Mexico and serving popular beach communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highway interchange ⓘ road transportation infrastructure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mixing Bowl ⓘ
connectsRoad	Interstate 395 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 495 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ
connectsToDirection	I-395 north toward the Pentagon and Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Interstate 395 in Bangor, Maine I-495 toward Maryland ⓘ I-95 north toward Washington, D.C. ⓘ I-95 south toward Richmond ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designFeature	collector–distributor lanes ⓘ flyover ramps ⓘ multiple braided ramps ⓘ
designGoal	eliminate left-hand exits ⓘ separate local and through traffic ⓘ
hasExit	I-395 exits toward Washington, D.C. ⓘ I-495 Inner Loop ⓘ linked to: Interstate 495 I-495 Outer Loop ⓘ linked to: Interstate 495 I-95 exits for Springfield ⓘ
hasNumberOfLevels	multiple ⓘ
importance	one of the busiest interchanges on the East Coast ⓘ
locatedIn	Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ linked to: Virginia Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Interstate Highway System ⓘ Northern Virginia ⓘ Springfield, Virginia ⓘ
maintainedBy	Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Springfield Town Center ⓘ
notableFor	complex design ⓘ heavy traffic ⓘ high congestion ⓘ major reconstruction project ⓘ
partOf	Capital Beltway ⓘ I-395 corridor ⓘ I-495 corridor ⓘ linked to: Interstate 495 I-95 corridor ⓘ linked to: Interstate 95
purpose	improve traffic flow between I-95, I-395, and I-495 ⓘ increase safety ⓘ reduce congestion ⓘ
reconstructionCompletion	mid-2000s ⓘ
reconstructionCost	over 600 million US dollars ⓘ
reconstructionStart	late 1990s ⓘ
regionServed	City of Alexandria (via I-395) ⓘ Fairfax County ⓘ linked to: Fairfax County, Virginia Prince William County (via I-95) ⓘ linked to: Prince William County, Virginia
roadType	multi-level interchange ⓘ stack interchange elements ⓘ
safetyIssueBeforeRebuild	high crash rate ⓘ
servesMetropolitanArea	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Washington metropolitan area
trafficRole	primary junction for north–south and beltway traffic in Northern Virginia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Springfield, Virginia → hasTransportJunction → Springfield Interchange ⓘ

subject linked to: Springfield

Springfield, Virginia → hasJunction → Springfield Interchange ⓘ

Franconia–Springfield Metro station → connectsTo → Springfield Interchange area ⓘ

linked to: Springfield Interchange

Springfield Town Center → nearbyJunction → Springfield Interchange ⓘ

Franconia, Virginia → hasNearbyHighwayInterchange → I-95/I-495/I-395 Springfield Interchange ⓘ