Washington State Route 2
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Washington State Route 2 is a major east–west highway in Washington State that connects the Seattle area with central and eastern Washington, including Stevens Pass and Spokane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington State Route 2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2430949 — 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: Washington State Route 2 Context triple: [Washington State Routes, hasComponent, Washington State Route 2]
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A.
Washington State Route 18
Washington State Route 18 is a major east–west highway in western Washington that connects the Seattle–Tacoma metropolitan area to Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie.
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B.
Washington State Route 14
Washington State Route 14 is an east–west highway running along the Columbia River in southern Washington, serving as a major regional corridor parallel to Interstate 84 in Oregon.
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C.
Washington State Route 99
Washington State Route 99 is a major north–south highway in western Washington that runs through the Seattle metropolitan area, historically serving as the region’s primary arterial route before Interstate 5.
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D.
Washington State Route 305
Washington State Route 305 is a highway in Washington State that connects Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula and the city of Poulsbo, including a major ferry link to Seattle.
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E.
Washington State Route 539
Washington State Route 539 is a north–south state highway in northwestern Washington that connects the city of Bellingham to the Canadian border near Lynden.
- 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: Washington State Route 2 Target entity description: Washington State Route 2 is a major east–west highway in Washington State that connects the Seattle area with central and eastern Washington, including Stevens Pass and Spokane.
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A.
Washington State Route 18
Washington State Route 18 is a major east–west highway in western Washington that connects the Seattle–Tacoma metropolitan area to Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie.
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B.
Washington State Route 14
Washington State Route 14 is an east–west highway running along the Columbia River in southern Washington, serving as a major regional corridor parallel to Interstate 84 in Oregon.
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C.
Washington State Route 99
Washington State Route 99 is a major north–south highway in western Washington that runs through the Seattle metropolitan area, historically serving as the region’s primary arterial route before Interstate 5.
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D.
Washington State Route 305
Washington State Route 305 is a highway in Washington State that connects Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula and the city of Poulsbo, including a major ferry link to Seattle.
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E.
Washington State Route 539
Washington State Route 539 is a north–south state highway in northwestern Washington that connects the city of Bellingham to the Canadian border near Lynden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
east–west highway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SR 2
ⓘ
State Route 2 ⓘ |
| category | State highways in Washington (state) ⓘ |
| connects |
Seattle metropolitan area
ⓘ
central Washington ⓘ eastern Washington ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 5
ⓘ
Interstate 90 ⓘ U.S. Route 2 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| easternTerminus |
Newport, Washington
ⓘ
Spokane, Washington ⓘ |
| follows |
Stevens Pass corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Stevens Pass
|
| hasJunction |
State Route 9 near Snohomish
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Route 9
U.S. Route 395 in Spokane ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 97 in Wenatchee area ⓘ |
| hasLanes |
multi-lane urban sections
ⓘ
two-lane rural sections ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Stevens Pass summit section
ⓘ
linked to:
Stevens Pass
|
| highwayNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | numerical designation 2 ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
BNSF Railway mainline over Stevens Pass
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Scenic Subdivision
|
| partOf |
United States Numbered Highway System history in Washington
ⓘ
Washington State Route system ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Routes
|
| passesThrough |
Chelan County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Chelan County
Douglas County, Washington ⓘ King County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Lincoln County, Washington ⓘ Pend Oreille County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Pend Oreille County
Snohomish County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Snohomish County
Spokane County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Spokane County
Stevens Pass ⓘ |
| previousDesignation | U.S. Route 2 (in Washington) in some segments ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| role | major east–west transportation corridor in Washington State ⓘ |
| serves |
Everett area
ⓘ
Spokane metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Spokane, Washington
Wenatchee area ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| subjectTo | winter weather closures at Stevens Pass ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ tourism access to Cascade Mountains ⓘ |
| westernTerminus |
Everett, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Everett, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington State Route 2 Description of subject: Washington State Route 2 is a major east–west highway in Washington State that connects the Seattle area with central and eastern Washington, including Stevens Pass and Spokane.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.