Sheppey Crossing
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Sheppey Crossing is a road bridge in Kent, England, that carries the A249 over The Swale to connect the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheppey Crossing canonical | 13 |
| Sheppey Crossing bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1901854 — 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: Sheppey Crossing Context triple: [Isle of Sheppey, crossedBy, Sheppey Crossing]
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A.
Dartford Crossing
The Dartford Crossing is a major road crossing of the River Thames in southeast England, consisting of tunnels and a cable-stayed bridge that carry heavy traffic between Kent and Essex.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
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D.
Bressay ferry
The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
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E.
Mersey Ferry
The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
- 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: Sheppey Crossing Target entity description: Sheppey Crossing is a road bridge in Kent, England, that carries the A249 over The Swale to connect the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland.
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A.
Dartford Crossing
The Dartford Crossing is a major road crossing of the River Thames in southeast England, consisting of tunnels and a cable-stayed bridge that carry heavy traffic between Kent and Essex.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
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D.
Bressay ferry
The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
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E.
Mersey Ferry
The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| allows | uninterrupted road traffic ⓘ |
| bridgeType |
box girder bridge
ⓘ
concrete viaduct ⓘ |
| carries |
A249 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges completed in 2006
ⓘ
Bridges in Kent ⓘ Road bridges in England ⓘ |
| connects |
Isle of Sheppey
ⓘ
mainland Kent ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2003 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
The Swale
ⓘ
tidal channel ⓘ |
| designedTo |
improve access to Isle of Sheppey
ⓘ
reduce congestion on Kingsferry Bridge ⓘ |
| fatalitiesIn2013Crash | 0 ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianAccess | no dedicated footpath ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| length |
1.27 kilometres
ⓘ
1270 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Queenborough
ⓘ
Sittingbourne ⓘ |
| locatedOn | route between M2 and Isle of Sheppey ⓘ |
| mainSpan | 100 metres ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Highways ⓘ |
| navigationClearance | higher than Kingsferry Bridge ⓘ |
| notableAccident | multi-vehicle collision in fog ⓘ |
| notableAccidentDate | 2013-09-05 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Sheppey Crossing pile-up ⓘ |
| numberOfInjuredIn2013Crash | over 60 ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfVehiclesIn2013Crash | over 100 ⓘ |
| opened | 2006 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 2006 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2006-07-03 ⓘ |
| owner |
Department for Transport (UK)
ⓘ
linked to:
Department for Transport
|
| parallelTo | Kingsferry Bridge ⓘ |
| partOf |
A249 trunk road
ⓘ
linked to:
A249 road
strategic road network in England ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| replaces | Kingsferry Bridge ⓘ |
| roadNumberCarried | A249 ⓘ |
| width | 20 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheppey Crossing Description of subject: Sheppey Crossing is a road bridge in Kent, England, that carries the A249 over The Swale to connect the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sheppey Crossing