U.S. Route 31W
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U.S. Route 31W is a major north–south U.S. highway running through Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as an important regional connector between cities such as Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Nashville.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 31W canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T322598 — 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: U.S. Route 31W Context triple: [Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area, hasTransportationCorridor, U.S. Route 31W]
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A.
U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Florida to Michigan, passing through several southeastern and midwestern states.
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B.
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a major north–south U.S. Highway running from Florida to Virginia, connecting numerous cities across the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States.
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C.
U.S. Route 218
U.S. Route 218 is a major north–south U.S. Highway in the Midwestern United States that runs through Iowa and Minnesota, connecting numerous cities and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway that runs from the Mexico–U.S. border in Texas to the Canada–U.S. border in Minnesota, passing through several central states.
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E.
U.S. Route 69
U.S. Route 69 is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Texas through several central states, connecting numerous cities and regional transportation networks.
- 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: U.S. Route 31W Target entity description: U.S. Route 31W is a major north–south U.S. highway running through Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as an important regional connector between cities such as Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Nashville.
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A.
U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Florida to Michigan, passing through several southeastern and midwestern states.
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B.
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a major north–south U.S. Highway running from Florida to Virginia, connecting numerous cities across the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States.
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C.
U.S. Route 218
U.S. Route 218 is a major north–south U.S. Highway in the Midwestern United States that runs through Iowa and Minnesota, connecting numerous cities and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway that runs from the Mexico–U.S. border in Texas to the Canada–U.S. border in Minnesota, passing through several central states.
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E.
U.S. Route 69
U.S. Route 69 is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Texas through several central states, connecting numerous cities and regional transportation networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
numbered highway in the United States ⓘ |
| category |
Transportation in Louisville, Kentucky
ⓘ
Transportation in Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ U.S. Highways in Kentucky ⓘ U.S. Highways in Tennessee ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 65
ⓘ
U.S. Route 31E NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 431 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| follows | corridor between Louisville and Nashville ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Bluegrass Parkway
ⓘ
Interstate 264 (Kentucky) ⓘ Interstate 265 (Kentucky) ⓘ Interstate 65 in Kentucky ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 65
Interstate 65 in Tennessee ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 65
Western Kentucky Parkway ⓘ |
| historicalRole | served as a primary pre–Interstate route between Louisville and Nashville ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
ⓘ
Tennessee Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
U.S. Route 31E (as a split of former U.S. Route 31)
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 31E
|
| parallelTo | Interstate 65 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bowling Green, Kentucky
ⓘ
Davidson County, Tennessee ⓘ Glasgow, Kentucky region ⓘ
linked to:
Glasgow, Kentucky
Hardin County, Kentucky ⓘ Jefferson County, Kentucky ⓘ Simpson County, Kentucky ⓘ Sumner County, Tennessee ⓘ Warren County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Kentucky
north–central Tennessee ⓘ |
| roadType | principal arterial highway ⓘ |
| serves |
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
ⓘ
Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| stateHighwayNumber | 31W ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 31W Description of subject: U.S. Route 31W is a major north–south U.S. highway running through Kentucky and Tennessee, serving as an important regional connector between cities such as Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Nashville.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.