Swann Covered Bridge
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Swann Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted as one of the longest and best-preserved examples of its kind in the state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swann Covered Bridge canonical | 7 |
| Easley Covered Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1175828 — 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: Swann Covered Bridge Context triple: [Blount County, Alabama, hasLandmark, Swann Covered Bridge]
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A.
Hathaway Bridge
Hathaway Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in Bay County, Florida, carrying traffic across St. Andrew Bay as part of a key Gulf Coast transportation route.
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B.
Sagamore Bridge
Sagamore Bridge is a major highway bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic over the Cape Cod Canal, serving as one of the primary gateways to Cape Cod.
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C.
Wells Street 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.
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D.
Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge
The Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in New York that carries traffic across Rondout Creek between the city of Kingston and the hamlet of Port Ewen.
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E.
Benson Bridge
Benson Bridge is a historic pedestrian footbridge that spans the lower falls at Oregon’s Multnomah Falls, offering visitors a close-up view of the cascading water.
- 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: Swann Covered Bridge Target entity description: Swann Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted as one of the longest and best-preserved examples of its kind in the state.
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A.
Hathaway Bridge
Hathaway Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in Bay County, Florida, carrying traffic across St. Andrew Bay as part of a key Gulf Coast transportation route.
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B.
Sagamore Bridge
Sagamore Bridge is a major highway bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic over the Cape Cod Canal, serving as one of the primary gateways to Cape Cod.
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C.
Wells Street 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.
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D.
Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge
The Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in New York that carries traffic across Rondout Creek between the city of Kingston and the hamlet of Port Ewen.
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E.
Benson Bridge
Benson Bridge is a historic pedestrian footbridge that spans the lower falls at Oregon’s Multnomah Falls, offering visitors a close-up view of the cascading water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covered bridge
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedToRegister | Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Joy Covered Bridge
ⓘ
Swann Bridge ⓘ |
| builder | W. M. Neely ⓘ |
| category |
Covered bridges in Alabama
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Blount County, Alabama ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Blount County, Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countyRoad | Blount County Road 55 ⓘ |
| crosses | Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River ⓘ |
| damageEvent |
flood-related damage
ⓘ
vandalism incidents ⓘ |
| design | Town lattice truss ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
approach spans
ⓘ
covered timber superstructure ⓘ metal roof ⓘ wooden deck ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | structural repairs and rehabilitation ⓘ |
| hasScenicValue | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
best-preserved covered bridges in Alabama
ⓘ
longest covered bridges in Alabama ⓘ |
| length | approximately 324 feet ⓘ |
| location | Blount County, Alabama ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Blount County Commission ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Swann family ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Cleveland, Alabama
ⓘ
Rosa, Alabama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
length
ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| region |
northern Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Alabama
|
| registerListingYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| reopenedAfter | major rehabilitation projects ⓘ |
| river | Locust Fork ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
height restriction for vehicles
ⓘ
weight limit for vehicles ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| structureType | single-lane bridge ⓘ |
| trafficType | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local transportation
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1933 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Swann Covered Bridge Description of subject: Swann Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, noted as one of the longest and best-preserved examples of its kind in the state.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Swann Covered Bridge