U.S. Route 340 (Virginia)

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U.S. Highway road transportation infrastructure

U.S. Route 340 (Virginia) is a north–south U.S. Highway that runs through the Shenandoah Valley, connecting communities along the Shenandoah River between the West Virginia and Maryland state lines.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Route 340 (Virginia) canonical	1
U.S. Route 340 in Clarke County, Virginia	1
U.S. Route 340 in Virginia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2948052 — 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: U.S. Route 340 (Virginia)
Context triple: [State Route 7 (Virginia), hasJunctionWith, U.S. Route 340 (Virginia)]

A. Virginia State Route 3
Virginia State Route 3 is a primary state highway in Virginia that runs east–west across the northern part of the state, connecting communities between the Piedmont region and the Northern Neck.
B. Virginia State Route 234
Virginia State Route 234 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that serves as a major north–south arterial route connecting the Manassas area with Interstate highways and surrounding communities.
C. Virginia State Route 193
Virginia State Route 193 is a scenic primary state highway in Northern Virginia that runs through Fairfax County, connecting the Great Falls area with the vicinity of Langley and McLean.
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.
E. Virginia State Route 230
Virginia State Route 230 is a primary state highway in Virginia that connects rural communities in Madison County with nearby towns and major routes in the region.
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: U.S. Route 340 (Virginia)
Target entity description: U.S. Route 340 (Virginia) is a north–south U.S. Highway that runs through the Shenandoah Valley, connecting communities along the Shenandoah River between the West Virginia and Maryland state lines.

A. Virginia State Route 3
Virginia State Route 3 is a primary state highway in Virginia that runs east–west across the northern part of the state, connecting communities between the Piedmont region and the Northern Neck.
B. Virginia State Route 234
Virginia State Route 234 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that serves as a major north–south arterial route connecting the Manassas area with Interstate highways and surrounding communities.
C. Virginia State Route 193
Virginia State Route 193 is a scenic primary state highway in Northern Virginia that runs through Fairfax County, connecting the Great Falls area with the vicinity of Langley and McLean.
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.
E. Virginia State Route 230
Virginia State Route 230 is a primary state highway in Virginia that connects rural communities in Madison County with nearby towns and major routes in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Highway ⓘ road transportation infrastructure ⓘ
category	U.S. Highways in Virginia ⓘ
connects	communities along the Shenandoah River ⓘ rural communities in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ small towns in northwestern Virginia ⓘ
connectsTo	Maryland state line ⓘ West Virginia state line ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crosses	Shenandoah River ⓘ
direction	north–south ⓘ
followsValleyOf	Shenandoah River ⓘ
hasJunctionWith	Interstate 64 in Waynesboro, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Interstate 64 in parts of Virginia Interstate 66 in Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Interstate 66 Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Interstate 81 (nearby) U.S. Route 11 in Virginia ⓘ U.S. Route 211 in Luray, Virginia ⓘ U.S. Route 33 in Elkton, Virginia ⓘ linked to: U.S. Route 33 in Virginia U.S. Route 522 in Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ
highwaySystem	United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ
locatedIn	Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
maintainedBy	Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ
near	Shenandoah National Park ⓘ Skyline Drive ⓘ
parallelTo	Shenandoah River ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Route 340 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCorridor	transportation corridor of the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
passesThrough	Augusta County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarke County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Page County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockingham County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	northwestern Virginia ⓘ
roadType	paved highway ⓘ
routeNumber	340 ⓘ
serves	Elkton, Virginia ⓘ Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ Luray, Virginia ⓘ Shenandoah, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Woodstock, Virginia Waynesboro, Virginia ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
terminusNear	Grafton, West Virginia ⓘ
usedFor	local access ⓘ regional travel ⓘ tourist travel in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

State Route 7 (Virginia) → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 340 (Virginia) ⓘ

subject linked to: State Route 7

Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia → locatedNear → U.S. Route 340 in Clarke County, Virginia ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Route 340 (Virginia)

U.S. Highways in Virginia → includesRoute → U.S. Route 340 in Virginia ⓘ