Wells Street Bridge
E133331
bascule bridge
double-deck bridge
double-leaf bascule bridge
historic bridge
movable bridge
road–rail bridge
Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wells Street Bridge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679359 — 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: Wells Street Bridge Context triple: [Chicago River, hasNotableBridge, Wells Street Bridge]
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A.
Harrison Street bridge
Harrison Street bridge is a roadway bridge spanning Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey, carrying Harrison Street across the lake and connecting the surrounding communities.
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B.
Willis Avenue Bridge
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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C.
Hawthorne Bridge
Hawthorne Bridge is a historic truss bridge in Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s oldest and most heavily used river crossings.
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D.
Third Avenue Bridge
The Third Avenue Bridge is a major swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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E.
14th Street Bridge
The 14th Street Bridge is a major bridge complex over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area that carries multiple highway and rail routes between Virginia and the nation’s capital.
- 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: Wells Street Bridge Target entity description: Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
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A.
Harrison Street bridge
Harrison Street bridge is a roadway bridge spanning Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey, carrying Harrison Street across the lake and connecting the surrounding communities.
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B.
Willis Avenue Bridge
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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C.
Hawthorne Bridge
Hawthorne Bridge is a historic truss bridge in Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s oldest and most heavily used river crossings.
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D.
Third Avenue Bridge
The Third Avenue Bridge is a major swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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E.
14th Street Bridge
The 14th Street Bridge is a major bridge complex over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area that carries multiple highway and rail routes between Virginia and the nation’s capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bascule bridge
ⓘ
double-deck bridge ⓘ double-leaf bascule bridge ⓘ historic bridge ⓘ movable bridge ⓘ road–rail bridge ⓘ |
| architect | E. H. Bennett ⓘ |
| basculeType | trunnion bascule ⓘ |
| carries |
Chicago 'L' trains
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority trains ⓘ North–South traffic in downtown Chicago ⓘ Wells Street ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
Near North Side, Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Near North Side
|
| constructionCompleted | 1922 ⓘ |
| crosses |
Chicago River
ⓘ
Main Branch of the Chicago River ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago River
|
| designer |
City of Chicago Department of Public Works
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Department of Transportation
|
| engineer | City of Chicago engineers ⓘ |
| hasDeckCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic structure in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasLeafCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRailTracks | 2 tracks ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLanes | 2 road lanes ⓘ |
| isInDowntown | true ⓘ |
| isMovable | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| lowerDeckCarries |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Chicago Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wells Street ⓘ |
| opened | 1922 ⓘ |
| openingMechanism | bascule ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| owner | City of Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago 'L' Brown Line route
ⓘ
linked to:
Brown Line
Chicago 'L' Purple Line (rush hour) route ⓘ
linked to:
Purple Line (CTA)
|
| replaced | earlier swing bridge at Wells Street ⓘ |
| spans | between the Loop and Near North Side ⓘ |
| structureType | truss bridge ⓘ |
| upperDeckCarries |
Chicago 'L' tracks
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago "L"
|
| usedFor |
automobile traffic
ⓘ
commuter rail transit ⓘ pedestrian crossing ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Chicago Riverwalk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wells Street Bridge Description of subject: Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.