Yeongdodaegyo Bridge

E152344

bascule bridge cultural heritage of South Korea movable bridge road bridge tourist attraction

Yeongdodaegyo Bridge is a historic bascule bridge in Busan, South Korea, known for connecting the mainland to Yeongdo Island and for its iconic daily bridge-raising.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Yeongdo Bridge	4
Yeongdodaegyo Bridge canonical	3
영도대교	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1334628 — 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: Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
Context triple: [Jagalchi Fish Market, locatedNear, Yeongdodaegyo Bridge]

A. Gwangan Bridge
Gwangan Bridge is a prominent suspension bridge in Busan, South Korea, famed for its panoramic coastal views and colorful nighttime LED illuminations.
B. Danbi Bridge
Danbi Bridge is an elevated ceremonial walkway within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex, historically used by emperors during sacrificial rites to Heaven.
C. Okryu Bridge
Okryu Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the Taedong River in central Pyongyang, North Korea, known for its proximity to key city landmarks and scenic river views.
D. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, connecting Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island.
E. Can Tho Bridge
Can Tho Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in southern Vietnam that spans the Hau River, significantly improving transportation links in the Mekong Delta region.
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: Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
Target entity description: Yeongdodaegyo Bridge is a historic bascule bridge in Busan, South Korea, known for connecting the mainland to Yeongdo Island and for its iconic daily bridge-raising.

A. Gwangan Bridge
Gwangan Bridge is a prominent suspension bridge in Busan, South Korea, famed for its panoramic coastal views and colorful nighttime LED illuminations.
B. Danbi Bridge
Danbi Bridge is an elevated ceremonial walkway within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex, historically used by emperors during sacrificial rites to Heaven.
C. Okryu Bridge
Okryu Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the Taedong River in central Pyongyang, North Korea, known for its proximity to key city landmarks and scenic river views.
D. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, connecting Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island.
E. Can Tho Bridge
Can Tho Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in southern Vietnam that spans the Hau River, significantly improving transportation links in the Mekong Delta region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bascule bridge ⓘ cultural heritage of South Korea ⓘ movable bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
bridgeType	single-leaf bascule bridge ⓘ
connects	Busan mainland ⓘ Yeongdo Island ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1931 ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
crosses	Busan North Port ⓘ linked to: Port of Busan New Port
deckType	movable deck ⓘ
designedFor	allowing ship passage by lifting deck ⓘ
elevationMechanism	hydraulic system ⓘ
function	carries road traffic ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	meeting point for separated families during Korean War ⓘ
hasDailyEvent	bridge-raising ceremony ⓘ
hasNearbyPlace	Jagalchi Market ⓘ linked to: Jagalchi Fish Market Nampo-dong ⓘ Yeongdo-gu ⓘ linked to: Yeongdo District
hasReconstruction	major renovation completed in 2013 ⓘ
hasViewOf	Busan Port ⓘ linked to: Port of Busan New Port Nampo area ⓘ linked to: Sinuiju, Korea Yeongdo Island ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Registered Cultural Heritage of South Korea ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	2006 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Japanese colonial era in Korea ⓘ
length	214 m ⓘ
locatedIn	Busan ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Yeongdo District ⓘ
maintainedBy	Busan Metropolitan City ⓘ linked to: Busan
material	steel ⓘ
maximumLiftAngle	75 degrees ⓘ
nativeName	영도대교 ⓘ linked to: Yeongdodaegyo Bridge
nativeNameLanguage	ko ⓘ
notableFor	daily bridge-raising ⓘ historic role as first bridge linking Busan mainland and Yeongdo Island ⓘ
numberOfLanes	4 ⓘ
officialName	Yeongdodaegyo ⓘ
openingDate	1934-11-23 ⓘ
owner	City of Busan ⓘ linked to: Busan
reopeningAfterRenovationDate	2013-11-27 ⓘ
symbolOf	Busan ⓘ
touristActivity	watching daily bridge-raising ceremony ⓘ
trafficType	motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ
width	18.3 m ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Jagalchi Fish Market → locatedNear → Yeongdodaegyo Bridge ⓘ

Yeongdo District → hasLandmark → Yeongdodaegyo Bridge ⓘ

Yeongdo District → connectedBy → Yeongdodaegyo Bridge ⓘ

Yeongdodaegyo Bridge → nativeName → 영도대교 ⓘ