North Carolina Highway 18
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North Carolina Highway 18 is a primary state highway running through western North Carolina, connecting several communities including Shelby and serving as an important regional north–south route.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Highway 18 canonical | 9 |
| NC 18 | 1 |
| NC Highway 18 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1448373 — 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: North Carolina Highway 18 Context triple: [Shelby, North Carolina, hasTransportation, North Carolina Highway 18]
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A.
North Carolina Highway 16
North Carolina Highway 16 is a primary state highway running north–south through central and western North Carolina, connecting rural areas, small towns, and cities including Newton.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 10
North Carolina Highway 10 is a primary state highway in western North Carolina that serves as a key east–west route connecting several communities, including the city of Newton.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 14
North Carolina Highway 14 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the city of Reidsville to other communities in Rockingham County and the surrounding region.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 150
North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across multiple counties, connecting numerous towns and cities in the Piedmont region.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 27
North Carolina Highway 27 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several central and southern communities, including the city of Albemarle.
- 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: North Carolina Highway 18 Target entity description: North Carolina Highway 18 is a primary state highway running through western North Carolina, connecting several communities including Shelby and serving as an important regional north–south route.
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A.
North Carolina Highway 16
North Carolina Highway 16 is a primary state highway running north–south through central and western North Carolina, connecting rural areas, small towns, and cities including Newton.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 10
North Carolina Highway 10 is a primary state highway in western North Carolina that serves as a key east–west route connecting several communities, including the city of Newton.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 14
North Carolina Highway 14 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the city of Reidsville to other communities in Rockingham County and the surrounding region.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 150
North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across multiple counties, connecting numerous towns and cities in the Piedmont region.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 27
North Carolina Highway 27 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several central and southern communities, including the city of Albemarle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary state highway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NC 18
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway 18
|
| accessControl | at-grade intersections ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in North Carolina
ⓘ
Transportation in Burke County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Caldwell County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Cleveland County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Lenoir, North Carolina
ⓘ
Morganton, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Shelby, North Carolina ⓘ Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| function |
north–south transportation corridor
ⓘ
regional connector ⓘ |
| highwaySystem |
North Carolina State Highway System
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway System
|
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| passesThroughCounty |
Burke County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caldwell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland County, North Carolina ⓘ Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western North Carolina ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| serves | regional traffic in western North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| terminus |
Shelby, North Carolina
ⓘ
Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina Highway 18 Description of subject: North Carolina Highway 18 is a primary state highway running through western North Carolina, connecting several communities including Shelby and serving as an important regional north–south route.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North Carolina Highway 18
subject linked to:
Cleveland County
subject linked to:
Granite Falls, North Carolina, United States
linked to: North Carolina Highway 18
subject linked to:
Caldwell County