Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1
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Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 is a historic steel railroad swing bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight and passenger trains as part of the city’s bridge network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2227745 — 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: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 Context triple: [Portland bridge system, hasPart, Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1]
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A.
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
The Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge is a historic, early 20th-century vertical-lift railroad bridge in downtown Chicago, notable as one of the city’s iconic industrial-era river crossings.
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B.
Newkirk Viaduct
The Newkirk Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railroad bridge in Philadelphia that played a key role in early rail travel along the Northeast Corridor.
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C.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
Fair Oaks Bridge
Fair Oaks Bridge is a historic truss bridge spanning the American River in Fair Oaks, California, popular for walking, cycling, and scenic river views.
- 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: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 Target entity description: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 is a historic steel railroad swing bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight and passenger trains as part of the city’s bridge network.
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A.
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
The Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge is a historic, early 20th-century vertical-lift railroad bridge in downtown Chicago, notable as one of the city’s iconic industrial-era river crossings.
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B.
Newkirk Viaduct
The Newkirk Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railroad bridge in Philadelphia that played a key role in early rail travel along the Northeast Corridor.
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C.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
Fair Oaks Bridge
Fair Oaks Bridge is a historic truss bridge spanning the American River in Fair Oaks, California, popular for walking, cycling, and scenic river views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movable bridge
ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| allows | river traffic passage when open ⓘ |
| carries |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| crosses | Willamette River ⓘ |
| function | rail transport ⓘ |
| hasAccess | rail-only ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
swing span
ⓘ
truss spans ⓘ |
| hasDesign | swing-span ⓘ |
| hasMovableSection | center swing span ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway |
Willamette River navigation channel
ⓘ
linked to:
Willamette River
|
| locatedIn |
Multnomah County, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Multnomah County
Portland, Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Portland, Oregon, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| notUsedFor |
bicycles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ road vehicles ⓘ |
| owner |
BNSF Railway
ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Railway
|
| partOf |
Portland bridge network
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland bridge system
|
| railMode | heavy rail ⓘ |
| riverBankLocation |
east bank of the Willamette River
ⓘ
west bank of the Willamette River ⓘ |
| structureType | through truss ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight rail operators
ⓘ
passenger rail operators ⓘ |
| usedFor | railroad traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 Description of subject: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 is a historic steel railroad swing bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight and passenger trains as part of the city’s bridge network.
Referenced by (1)
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