Koror–Babeldaob Bridge

E280443

box girder bridge bridge in Palau road bridge

The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Palau that links the country’s most populous island, Koror, with its largest island, Babeldaob, serving as a critical transportation and economic lifeline.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Koror–Babeldaob Bridge canonical	2
Koror–Babeldaob Bridge (eastern terminus vicinity)	1
Koror–Babelthuap Bridge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2531652 — 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: Koror–Babeldaob Bridge
Context triple: [Babeldaob, connectedBy, Koror–Babeldaob Bridge]

A. Suramadu Bridge
Suramadu Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia that connects the city of Surabaya on Java with Madura Island, serving as a major transportation and economic link.
B. Penang Bridge
Penang Bridge is a major cable-stayed toll bridge in Malaysia that connects Penang Island to the mainland and serves as one of the country’s most important transportation links.
C. Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
The Mactan–Mandaue Bridge is a major road bridge in the Philippines that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu, facilitating significant commuter and commercial traffic in the region.
D. Quezon Bridge
Quezon Bridge is a historic arch bridge in Manila, Philippines, that carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the Pasig River, linking the districts of Quiapo and Ermita.
E. Ayala Bridge
Ayala Bridge is a historic road bridge in Manila, Philippines, connecting the districts of Ermita and San Miguel across the Pasig River.
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: Koror–Babeldaob Bridge
Target entity description: The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Palau that links the country’s most populous island, Koror, with its largest island, Babeldaob, serving as a critical transportation and economic lifeline.

A. Suramadu Bridge
Suramadu Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia that connects the city of Surabaya on Java with Madura Island, serving as a major transportation and economic link.
B. Penang Bridge
Penang Bridge is a major cable-stayed toll bridge in Malaysia that connects Penang Island to the mainland and serves as one of the country’s most important transportation links.
C. Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
The Mactan–Mandaue Bridge is a major road bridge in the Philippines that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu, facilitating significant commuter and commercial traffic in the region.
D. Quezon Bridge
Quezon Bridge is a historic arch bridge in Manila, Philippines, that carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the Pasig River, linking the districts of Quiapo and Ermita.
E. Ayala Bridge
Ayala Bridge is a historic road bridge in Manila, Philippines, connecting the districts of Ermita and San Miguel across the Pasig River.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	box girder bridge ⓘ bridge in Palau ⓘ road bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	KB Bridge ⓘ Koror–Babelthuap Bridge ⓘ linked to: Koror–Babeldaob Bridge
casualties	caused fatalities ⓘ caused injuries ⓘ
collapsed	1996 ⓘ
connects	Babeldaob ⓘ Koror ⓘ
constructionStart	1970s ⓘ
country	Palau ⓘ
crosses	Toachel Mid Channel ⓘ
design	cantilever box girder ⓘ
designer	Alfred A. Yee & Associates ⓘ Dyckerhoff & Widmann ⓘ
economicRole	critical economic lifeline for Palau ⓘ
function	carries road traffic ⓘ
impact	caused power and water outages in Koror ⓘ disrupted transportation between Koror and Babeldaob ⓘ
importance	major transportation link between Koror and Babeldaob ⓘ
length	approximately 385 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Babeldaob Island ⓘ Koror State ⓘ linked to: Koror Island Pacific Ocean region ⓘ
locationRelativeToCapital	near Ngerulmud on Babeldaob side ⓘ
locationRelativeToLargestCity	serves Koror, Palau’s most populous city ⓘ
mainSpanLength	approximately 240 metres ⓘ
material	prestressed concrete ⓘ
notableEvent	sudden collapse on 26 September 1996 ⓘ
opened	1977 ⓘ
owner	Government of Palau ⓘ linked to: national government of Palau
region	Oceania ⓘ
replacedBy	Japan–Palau Friendship Bridge ⓘ
replacedStructureName	Japan–Palau Friendship Bridge ⓘ
replacedStructureOpened	2002 ⓘ
status	destroyed ⓘ
trafficType	vehicular traffic ⓘ
wasAmong	longest span concrete box girder bridges at time of completion ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Babeldaob → connectedBy → Koror–Babeldaob Bridge ⓘ

Koror → transport → Koror–Babeldaob Bridge ⓘ

Koror–Babeldaob Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Koror–Babelthuap Bridge ⓘ

linked to: Koror–Babeldaob Bridge

Airai State → hasLandmark → Koror–Babeldaob Bridge (eastern terminus vicinity) ⓘ