Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay

E147348

landmark pedestrian bridge sundial tourist attraction

Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay is a striking, glass-decked pedestrian suspension bridge and functional sundial spanning the Sacramento River in Redding, California, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sundial Bridge	4
Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay canonical	4
Sundial Bridge plaza area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1294389 — 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: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
Context triple: [Redding, hasLandmark, Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay]

A. Cabrillo Fishing Pier
Cabrillo Fishing Pier is a public pier in San Pedro, California, popular for recreational fishing and coastal views near Cabrillo Beach.
B. San Clemente Pier
San Clemente Pier is a historic wooden ocean pier in San Clemente, California, known for its scenic coastal views, fishing, dining, and role as a popular community gathering spot.
C. Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is a historic oceanfront landmark featuring an amusement park, restaurants, and an iconic Ferris wheel extending over the Pacific Ocean.
D. Walkway Over the Hudson
Walkway Over the Hudson is a former railroad bridge transformed into one of the world’s longest elevated pedestrian parks, offering expansive views over the Hudson River in New York.
E. Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is a landmark cable-stayed footbridge spanning the Missouri River, known for connecting Omaha, Nebraska, to Council Bluffs, Iowa, with scenic views and recreational paths.
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: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
Target entity description: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay is a striking, glass-decked pedestrian suspension bridge and functional sundial spanning the Sacramento River in Redding, California, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava.

A. Cabrillo Fishing Pier
Cabrillo Fishing Pier is a public pier in San Pedro, California, popular for recreational fishing and coastal views near Cabrillo Beach.
B. San Clemente Pier
San Clemente Pier is a historic wooden ocean pier in San Clemente, California, known for its scenic coastal views, fishing, dining, and role as a popular community gathering spot.
C. Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is a historic oceanfront landmark featuring an amusement park, restaurants, and an iconic Ferris wheel extending over the Pacific Ocean.
D. Walkway Over the Hudson
Walkway Over the Hudson is a former railroad bridge transformed into one of the world’s longest elevated pedestrian parks, offering expansive views over the Hudson River in New York.
E. Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is a landmark cable-stayed footbridge spanning the Missouri River, known for connecting Omaha, Nebraska, to Council Bluffs, Iowa, with scenic views and recreational paths.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark ⓘ pedestrian bridge ⓘ sundial ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sundial Bridge ⓘ linked to: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
architect	Santiago Calatrava ⓘ
bridgeType	cable-stayed bridge ⓘ cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge ⓘ
category	Bridges in California ⓘ Pedestrian bridges in the United States ⓘ Santiago Calatrava structures ⓘ linked to: Santiago Calatrava
city	Redding ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crosses	Sacramento River ⓘ
deckType	glass deck ⓘ
designer	Santiago Calatrava ⓘ
function	pedestrian crossing ⓘ working sundial ⓘ
height	approximately 217 feet ⓘ approximately 66 meters ⓘ
latitude	approximately 40.588° N ⓘ
length	approximately 213 meters ⓘ approximately 700 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Redding, California ⓘ linked to: City of Redding, California Shasta County, California ⓘ linked to: Shasta County United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
longitude	approximately 122.378° W ⓘ
mainSpan	approximately 213 meters ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
notableFeature	does not touch the water to protect salmon habitat ⓘ glass-paneled walking surface ⓘ inclined pylon functioning as sundial gnomon ⓘ
officialName	Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay ⓘ
openedToPublic	2004 ⓘ
openingDate	2004 ⓘ
owner	City of Redding ⓘ linked to: City of Redding, California
partOf	Turtle Bay Exploration Park ⓘ
spans	Sacramento River ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
touristAttractionFor	Redding, California ⓘ linked to: City of Redding, California
traffic	pedestrians ⓘ
usage	pedestrian only ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Redding → hasLandmark → Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay ⓘ

Santiago Calatrava → designed → Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay ⓘ

Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay → officialName → Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay ⓘ

Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay → alsoKnownAs → Sundial Bridge ⓘ