Carquinez Bridge
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Carquinez Bridge is a major twin-span steel bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 80 across the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carquinez Bridge canonical | 10 |
| Carquinez Strait Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T797849 — 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: Carquinez Bridge Context triple: [Contra Costa County, hasMajorBridge, Carquinez Bridge]
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A.
Yaquina Bay Bridge
The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style arch bridge on the Oregon coast, renowned for its elegant design and role as a key crossing on U.S. Route 101.
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B.
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects the cities of Richmond in the East Bay and San Rafael in Marin County.
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C.
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge is a major multi-span suspension and cantilever bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, serving as one of the primary highway links across the central part of the San Francisco Bay.
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D.
Marquam Bridge
The Marquam Bridge is a major double-decked freeway bridge in Portland, Oregon, carrying Interstate 5 across the Willamette River.
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E.
Fremont Bridge
The Fremont Bridge is a prominent tied-arch freeway bridge in Portland, Oregon, known for carrying Interstate 405 across the Willamette River and being one of the city's most recognizable 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: Carquinez Bridge Target entity description: Carquinez Bridge is a major twin-span steel bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 80 across the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo.
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A.
Yaquina Bay Bridge
The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style arch bridge on the Oregon coast, renowned for its elegant design and role as a key crossing on U.S. Route 101.
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B.
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects the cities of Richmond in the East Bay and San Rafael in Marin County.
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C.
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge is a major multi-span suspension and cantilever bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, serving as one of the primary highway links across the central part of the San Francisco Bay.
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D.
Marquam Bridge
The Marquam Bridge is a major double-decked freeway bridge in Portland, Oregon, carrying Interstate 5 across the Willamette River.
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E.
Fremont Bridge
The Fremont Bridge is a prominent tied-arch freeway bridge in Portland, Oregon, known for carrying Interstate 405 across the Willamette River and being one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ twin-span bridge ⓘ |
| belongsTo | State Route 80 corridor in California ⓘ |
| carries |
Interstate 80
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Crockett, California
ⓘ
Vallejo, California ⓘ
linked to:
Vallejo
|
| crosses |
Carquinez Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Carquinez Pass
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta outlet ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
|
| crossesBetween | Contra Costa County and Solano County ⓘ |
| designedAs | major regional crossing ⓘ |
| function | transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Carquinez Strait Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Carquinez Bridge
|
| hasComponent |
1958 parallel cantilever span
ⓘ
2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge ⓘ original 1927 cantilever span ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cantilever span (original structures)
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main cable-supported span (Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge) ⓘ structural steel trusses (older spans) ⓘ suspension span (Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge) ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple traffic lanes ⓘ |
| hasName | Carquinez Bridge ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork |
Bay Area toll bridges
ⓘ
linked to:
Bay Area toll bridge network
|
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy |
California Department of Transportation
ⓘ
linked to:
Caltrans
Caltrans ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Carquinez Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Carquinez Pass
|
| opened |
1927
ⓘ
1958 ⓘ 2003 ⓘ |
| partOf |
I-80 corridor between San Francisco and Sacramento
ⓘ
Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Contra Costa County
ⓘ
Solano County ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge
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| roadType | freeway ⓘ |
| tollDirection | westbound-only ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
freight traffic ⓘ |
| waterway |
Carquinez Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Carquinez Pass
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carquinez Bridge Description of subject: Carquinez Bridge is a major twin-span steel bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 80 across the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carquinez Bridge