Erasmus Bridge
E140040
The Erasmus Bridge is an iconic, cable-stayed bascule bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, known for its distinctive asymmetrical pylon and role as a major city landmark.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erasmus Bridge canonical | 11 |
| Erasmusbrug | 3 |
| Erasmusbrug (via adjacent banks) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213408 — 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: Erasmus Bridge Context triple: [Nieuwe Maas, hasBridge, Erasmus Bridge]
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A.
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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B.
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a swing railroad bridge in New York City that carries trains across the Harlem River between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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C.
Waalbrug
Waalbrug is a historic steel arch bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, known for its distinctive design and key role in World War II.
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D.
Dike Bridge
Dike Bridge is a small wooden bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, best known as the site of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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E.
Blauwbrug
Blauwbrug is a historic, ornately decorated bridge in central Amsterdam, known for its theatrical, Parisian-style design and its role as a prominent crossing over the Amstel River.
- 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: Erasmus Bridge Target entity description: The Erasmus Bridge is an iconic, cable-stayed bascule bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, known for its distinctive asymmetrical pylon and role as a major city landmark.
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A.
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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B.
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a swing railroad bridge in New York City that carries trains across the Harlem River between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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C.
Waalbrug
Waalbrug is a historic steel arch bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, known for its distinctive design and key role in World War II.
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D.
Dike Bridge
Dike Bridge is a small wooden bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, best known as the site of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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E.
Blauwbrug
Blauwbrug is a historic, ornately decorated bridge in central Amsterdam, known for its theatrical, Parisian-style design and its role as a prominent crossing over the Amstel River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bascule bridge
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cable-stayed bridge ⓘ landmark ⓘ road bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Ben van Berkel ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modern architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Bascule bridges
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Bridges in the Netherlands ⓘ Buildings and structures in Rotterdam ⓘ Cable-stayed bridges ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| connects |
Kop van Zuid
ⓘ
north bank of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Rotterdam city logo elements ⓘ |
| function |
bicycle traffic
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pedestrian traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ tram traffic ⓘ |
| hasBicyclePath | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
asymmetrical pylon
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bascule section ⓘ cable-stayed section ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianPath | yes ⓘ |
| hasTramTracks | yes ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
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linked to:
Beatrix of the Netherlands
|
| length | 802 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rotterdam
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South Holland ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 410 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Municipality of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ |
| nicknamed | The Swan ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1996-09-06 ⓘ |
| owner | Municipality of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| partOf | Rotterdam cityscape ⓘ |
| pylonHeight | 139 m ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fireworks displays
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marathons ⓘ public events ⓘ sporting events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erasmus Bridge Description of subject: The Erasmus Bridge is an iconic, cable-stayed bascule bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, known for its distinctive asymmetrical pylon and role as a major city landmark.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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