North Carolina Department of Transportation
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, rail, and aviation systems.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2234439 — 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 Department of Transportation Context triple: [Interstate 77, maintainedBy, North Carolina Department of Transportation]
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A.
South Carolina Department of Transportation
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining South Carolina’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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B.
Georgia Department of Transportation
The Georgia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Georgia’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
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C.
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Arkansas’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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D.
Tennessee Department of Transportation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Tennessee’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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E.
Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Virginia’s highway system and other transportation infrastructure.
- 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 Department of Transportation Target entity description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, rail, and aviation systems.
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A.
South Carolina Department of Transportation
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining South Carolina’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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B.
Georgia Department of Transportation
The Georgia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Georgia’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
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C.
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Arkansas’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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D.
Tennessee Department of Transportation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Tennessee’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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E.
Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Virginia’s highway system and other transportation infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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state transportation agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NCDOT
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linked to:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | North Carolina ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Amtrak
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Federal Highway Administration ⓘ Federal Transit Administration ⓘ local governments in North Carolina ⓘ metropolitan planning organizations in North Carolina ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
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civil engineers ⓘ maintenance workers ⓘ transportation planners ⓘ |
| follows | transportation policies of the State of North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Bicycle and Pedestrian Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division of Aviation of the North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Division of Aviation
Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina ferry system
Highways Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ Public Transportation Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Rail Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
NCDOT Rail Division passenger services
|
| hasResponsibility |
allocation of state transportation funds in North Carolina
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long-range transportation planning in North Carolina ⓘ safety of state-maintained roads in North Carolina ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ |
| industry | transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | state agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| oversees |
North Carolina Division of Aviation
ⓘ
North Carolina ferry system ⓘ North Carolina rail division ⓘ North Carolina state highway system ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway System
public transit divisions in North Carolina ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
State of North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina
|
| responsibleFor |
aviation systems in North Carolina
ⓘ
bicycle and pedestrian transportation programs in North Carolina ⓘ construction of state highways in North Carolina ⓘ ferry transportation services in North Carolina ⓘ maintenance of state highways in North Carolina ⓘ public transportation programs in North Carolina ⓘ rail transportation programs in North Carolina ⓘ transportation planning in North Carolina ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Government of North Carolina ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ncdot.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina Department of Transportation Description of subject: The North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, rail, and aviation systems.
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North Carolina Department of Transportation
linked to: North Carolina Department of Transportation
U.S. Route 321 Business (Newton, North Carolina)
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maintainedBy
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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subject linked to:
U.S. Route 321 Business
U.S. Route 74 Business (Shelby, North Carolina)
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maintainedBy
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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subject linked to:
U.S. Route 74 Business
subject linked to:
Interstate 26 (nearby)
U.S. Route 25 Business (Hendersonville, North Carolina)
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maintainedBy
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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subject linked to:
U.S. Route 25 Business
subject linked to:
Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540)
U.S. Route 19 Business (Bryson City, North Carolina)
→
maintainedBy
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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U.S. Route 19 Business (Andrews, North Carolina)
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maintainedBy
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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Carolinian (North Carolina–Virginia segment)
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trackOwner
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
Carolinian (North Carolina–Virginia segment)
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fundedBy
→
North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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hasDivision
→
Public Transportation Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
→
hasDivision
→
Bicycle and Pedestrian Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina Department of Transportation