Westway
E226571
Westway is an elevated urban motorway in west London that forms a major part of the A40 route into the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westway canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2026112 — 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: Westway Context triple: [A40 road, hasSectionNamed, Westway]
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A.
Backlick Road
Backlick Road is a significant thoroughfare in Northern Virginia that runs through Springfield and connects residential areas with major regional routes.
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B.
Ledo Road
Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.
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C.
Westside
Westside is a neighborhood or district within a metropolitan area that is integrated into the local public transit network.
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D.
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road is a 1949 film noir drama in which Sydney Greenstreet plays a powerful and corrupt Southern political boss.
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E.
Portobello Road
Portobello Road is a famous street in London renowned for its vibrant antiques and street market, eclectic shops, and multicultural atmosphere.
- 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: Westway Target entity description: Westway is an elevated urban motorway in west London that forms a major part of the A40 route into the city.
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A.
Backlick Road
Backlick Road is a significant thoroughfare in Northern Virginia that runs through Springfield and connects residential areas with major regional routes.
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B.
Ledo Road
Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.
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C.
Westside
Westside is a neighborhood or district within a metropolitan area that is integrated into the local public transit network.
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D.
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road is a 1949 film noir drama in which Sydney Greenstreet plays a powerful and corrupt Southern political boss.
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E.
Portobello Road
Portobello Road is a famous street in London renowned for its vibrant antiques and street market, eclectic shops, and multicultural atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated motorway
ⓘ
road in London ⓘ |
| category |
Elevated roads in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Streets in the City of Westminster ⓘ Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ⓘ |
| connects | London suburbs to central London via A40 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
West London railway lines ⓘ
linked to:
West London line
|
| designedFor | high‑speed motor traffic ⓘ |
| featuredIn | London urban planning debates of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| forms | major part of the A40 route into central London ⓘ |
| hasAdjacent |
Westway Estate
ⓘ
linked to:
World's End Estate
Westway Sports Centre ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A219
ⓘ
A3220 ⓘ A404 ⓘ West Cross Route ⓘ |
| hasLanes | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the few elevated motorways in inner London
ⓘ
controversial construction through North Kensington ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
West London ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| opened | 1970 ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Hammersmith and City line (in parts)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hammersmith & City line
|
| partOf |
A40 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Inner Ring Road network (historical planning context) ⓘ
linked to:
London strategic road network
|
| passesThrough |
North Kensington
ⓘ
Paddington ⓘ Shepherd's Bush ⓘ
linked to:
Shepherd’s Bush
|
| roadNumber | A40 ⓘ |
| roadType | urban motorway ⓘ |
| speedLimit | generally 40–50 mph ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated road ⓘ |
| terminusDirectionEast | near Paddington ⓘ |
| terminusDirectionWest | near White City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Westway Description of subject: Westway is an elevated urban motorway in west London that forms a major part of the A40 route into the city.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.