Bridge of the Americas
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The Bridge of the Americas is a major road bridge in Panama that spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, connecting the land masses of North and South America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bridge of the Americas canonical | 7 |
| Puente de las Américas | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762074 — 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: Bridge of the Americas Context triple: [Panama City, hasLandmark, Bridge of the Americas]
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A.
National Unity Bridge
The National Unity Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in Ecuador that serves as a key transportation link across the Guayas River, connecting important urban and economic areas.
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B.
Ponte de Santa Clara
Ponte de Santa Clara is a prominent road bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, connecting the historic city center with its southern districts.
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C.
Guayaquil–Durán bridge
The Guayaquil–Durán bridge is a major road and rail bridge in Ecuador that links the city of Guayaquil with the neighboring town of Durán, serving as a key transportation artery in the region.
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D.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Marcelo Fernan Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Cebu, Philippines, that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu and serves as a key transportation link in the region.
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E.
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the Danube River in Budapest, widely regarded as one of the city's most iconic landmarks.
- 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: Bridge of the Americas Target entity description: The Bridge of the Americas is a major road bridge in Panama that spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, connecting the land masses of North and South America.
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A.
National Unity Bridge
The National Unity Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in Ecuador that serves as a key transportation link across the Guayas River, connecting important urban and economic areas.
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B.
Ponte de Santa Clara
Ponte de Santa Clara is a prominent road bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, connecting the historic city center with its southern districts.
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C.
Guayaquil–Durán bridge
The Guayaquil–Durán bridge is a major road and rail bridge in Ecuador that links the city of Guayaquil with the neighboring town of Durán, serving as a key transportation artery in the region.
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D.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Marcelo Fernan Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Cebu, Philippines, that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu and serves as a key transportation link in the region.
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E.
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the Danube River in Budapest, widely regarded as one of the city's most iconic landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| builder | United States of America ⓘ |
| carries |
Pan-American Highway
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | 61.3 m ⓘ |
| connects |
North America
ⓘ
Panama City west bank and east bank road networks ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| cost | 20 million US dollars ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| crosses |
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal
Panama Canal ⓘ |
| designer |
United States Bureau of Public Roads
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Highway Administration
|
| formerName | Thatcher Ferry Bridge ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge in Panama ⓘ |
| isAbove | sea level shipping channel ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | Spanish ⓘ |
| length | 1654 m ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific side of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ |
| location |
Balboa
ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 344 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Panamanian government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Panama
|
| material |
reinforced concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Americas ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Puente de las Américas
ⓘ
linked to:
Bridge of the Americas
|
| near |
Panama Canal Administration Building
ⓘ
linked to:
Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá
Port of Balboa ⓘ |
| opened | 1962 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Omar Torrijos ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1962-10-12 ⓘ |
| owner |
Republic of Panama
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama
|
| partOf |
Pan-American Highway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Pan-American Highway
|
| regionServed |
Panama City metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama City
|
| structureType | cantilever approach spans ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Panama Canal Zone era
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
connection between North and South America ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bridge of the Americas Description of subject: The Bridge of the Americas is a major road bridge in Panama that spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, connecting the land masses of North and South America.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bridge of the Americas
linked to: Bridge of the Americas