Rügen Bridge
E133274
The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rügen Bridge canonical | 5 |
| Rügen Causeway | 2 |
| Rügenbrücke | 1 |
| Rügendamm causeway and bridge | 1 |
| Stralsund–Rügen crossing | 1 |
| mainland–Rügen fixed link | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1074728 — 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: Rügen Bridge Context triple: [Rügen, hasBridgeConnection, Rügen Bridge]
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A.
Öland Bridge
Öland Bridge is a long road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, linking the island of Öland with the mainland near the city of Kalmar.
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B.
Zeeland Bridge
The Zeeland Bridge is a long cantilever bridge in the Netherlands that spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary, connecting the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland.
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C.
Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
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D.
Maria Pia Bridge
Maria Pia Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railway arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its pioneering engineering and elegant single-span design.
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E.
Liteyny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge is a major steel bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for carrying traffic across the Neva River and for its role in the city's historic urban landscape.
- 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: Rügen Bridge Target entity description: The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
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A.
Öland Bridge
Öland Bridge is a long road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, linking the island of Öland with the mainland near the city of Kalmar.
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B.
Zeeland Bridge
The Zeeland Bridge is a long cantilever bridge in the Netherlands that spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary, connecting the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland.
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C.
Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
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D.
Maria Pia Bridge
Maria Pia Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railway arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its pioneering engineering and elegant single-span design.
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E.
Liteyny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge is a major steel bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for carrying traffic across the Neva River and for its role in the city's historic urban landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Germany
ⓘ
cable-stayed bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rügenbrücke
ⓘ
linked to:
Rügen Bridge
|
| bridgeType | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| carries |
Bundesstraße 96n
ⓘ
linked to:
Bundesstraße 96
road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Stralsund
ⓘ
island of Rügen ⓘ
linked to:
Rügen
|
| constructionStartDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses |
Baltic Sea inlet
ⓘ
Strelasund ⓘ |
| design | cable-stayed with pylons ⓘ |
| function | improve access to tourist destinations on Rügen ⓘ |
| hasBicycleAccess | no ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyLane | yes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianAccess | no ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| lanes | 4 ⓘ |
| length | about 4100 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Stralsund ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Strelasund ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | about 198 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | German federal authorities ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | island of Rügen ⓘ |
| nearCity | Stralsund ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | about 7 ⓘ |
| opened | 2007 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2007-10-20 ⓘ |
| owner |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
|
| parallelTo |
Rügen Causeway
ⓘ
linked to:
Rügen Bridge
|
| partOf |
federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
ⓘ
linked to:
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
transport infrastructure of northern Germany ⓘ |
| purpose | relieve congestion on the old Rügen Causeway ⓘ |
| pylonHeight | about 128 m ⓘ |
| region |
Baltic Sea coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Sea coast region
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ⓘ |
| replacesFunctionOf |
Rügen Causeway
ⓘ
linked to:
Rügen Bridge
|
| roadType | motorway-like road ⓘ |
| significance | major transport link to island of Rügen ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles only ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rügen Bridge Description of subject: The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Rügen Bridge