Virginia State Route 9
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Virginia State Route 9 is a primary state highway in northern Virginia that runs through Loudoun County, connecting the West Virginia state line near Hillsboro to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia State Route 9 canonical | 6 |
| State Route 9 (Virginia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2468853 — 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: Virginia State Route 9 Context triple: [Virginia State Route 7, majorJunction, Virginia State Route 9]
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A.
Virginia State Route 7
Virginia State Route 7 is a major east–west highway in northern Virginia that connects the Washington, D.C. suburbs with the Shenandoah Valley.
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B.
Virginia State Route 28
Virginia State Route 28 is a primary north–south highway in Northern Virginia that connects communities such as Manassas to major regional routes and serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
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C.
Virginia State Route 55
Virginia State Route 55 is an east–west state highway in northern Virginia that generally parallels Interstate 66, connecting communities such as Gainesville with towns in the Shenandoah Valley.
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D.
Virginia State Route 24
Virginia State Route 24 is a primary state highway in Virginia that runs through central parts of the state, including the historic Appomattox Court House area.
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E.
Virginia State Route 123
Virginia State Route 123 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that connects communities in Fairfax County with the city of Fairfax and the Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C.
- 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: Virginia State Route 9 Target entity description: Virginia State Route 9 is a primary state highway in northern Virginia that runs through Loudoun County, connecting the West Virginia state line near Hillsboro to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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A.
Virginia State Route 7
Virginia State Route 7 is a major east–west highway in northern Virginia that connects the Washington, D.C. suburbs with the Shenandoah Valley.
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B.
Virginia State Route 28
Virginia State Route 28 is a primary north–south highway in Northern Virginia that connects communities such as Manassas to major regional routes and serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
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C.
Virginia State Route 55
Virginia State Route 55 is an east–west state highway in northern Virginia that generally parallels Interstate 66, connecting communities such as Gainesville with towns in the Shenandoah Valley.
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D.
Virginia State Route 24
Virginia State Route 24 is a primary state highway in Virginia that runs through central parts of the state, including the historic Appomattox Court House area.
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E.
Virginia State Route 123
Virginia State Route 123 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that connects communities in Fairfax County with the city of Fairfax and the Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary state highway
ⓘ
state highway in Virginia ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SR 9
ⓘ
VA 9 ⓘ |
| accessControl | at-grade intersections ⓘ |
| adjacentStateRouteContinuation | West Virginia Route 9 at the state line ⓘ |
| connectsCommunities |
Hillsboro and Hamilton area
ⓘ
Hillsboro and Paeonian Springs ⓘ West Virginia border communities and eastern Loudoun County ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Virginia State Route 7
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
West Virginia Route 9 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ |
| crosses | Short Hill Mountain area via gap ⓘ |
| directionA | West ⓘ |
| directionB | East ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | intersection with Virginia State Route 7 in Paeonian Springs area ⓘ |
| hasJunction |
Virginia State Route 287
ⓘ
Virginia State Route 690 ⓘ Virginia State Route 719 ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | commuter corridor from Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| liesWestOf |
Leesburg, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Leesburg
|
| locatedIn |
Loudoun County, Virginia
ⓘ
Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
|
| maintainedBy | Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virginia State Route system
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia secondary state highway system
|
| passesThrough |
Hamilton area, Virginia
ⓘ
Hillsboro, Virginia ⓘ Paeonian Springs, Virginia ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
connector between West Virginia and Washington, D.C. suburbs
ⓘ
regional commuter route ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
|
| roadClassification | primary state highway ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| routeType | State Route ⓘ |
| servesTrafficType |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
local traffic in western Loudoun County ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | West Virginia state line near Keyes Gap ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virginia State Route 9 Description of subject: Virginia State Route 9 is a primary state highway in northern Virginia that runs through Loudoun County, connecting the West Virginia state line near Hillsboro to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Virginia State Route 9