Kanmon Bridge

E352918

road bridge suspension bridge

Kanmon Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Kanmon Straits, linking the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serving as a key transportation route in western Japan.

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Label	Occurrences
Kanmon Bridge canonical	16

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3310522 — 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: Kanmon Bridge
Context triple: [Western Japan, connectedBy, Kanmon Bridge]

A. Irabu Ohashi Bridge
Irabu Ohashi Bridge is a long sea-crossing bridge in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for connecting Miyako-jima and Irabu-jima and offering scenic views over clear blue waters.
B. Ikema Ohashi Bridge
Ikema Ohashi Bridge is a scenic long-span bridge in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for connecting Miyako-jima and Ikema-jima across strikingly clear turquoise waters.
C. Seto Ohashi Bridge
The Seto Ohashi Bridge is a massive series of double-deck bridges in Japan that carries both road and rail traffic across the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Shikoku.
D. Hakucho Bridge
Hakucho Bridge is a prominent suspension bridge in Muroran, Hokkaido, known for its impressive span and night illumination across Muroran Bay.
E. Ebisu Bridge
Ebisu Bridge is a famous pedestrian bridge in Osaka’s Namba district, known for its neon-lit surroundings and as a popular photo spot overlooking the Dotonbori Canal.
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: Kanmon Bridge
Target entity description: Kanmon Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Kanmon Straits, linking the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serving as a key transportation route in western Japan.

A. Irabu Ohashi Bridge
Irabu Ohashi Bridge is a long sea-crossing bridge in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for connecting Miyako-jima and Irabu-jima and offering scenic views over clear blue waters.
B. Ikema Ohashi Bridge
Ikema Ohashi Bridge is a scenic long-span bridge in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for connecting Miyako-jima and Ikema-jima across strikingly clear turquoise waters.
C. Seto Ohashi Bridge
The Seto Ohashi Bridge is a massive series of double-deck bridges in Japan that carries both road and rail traffic across the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Shikoku.
D. Hakucho Bridge
Hakucho Bridge is a prominent suspension bridge in Muroran, Hokkaido, known for its impressive span and night illumination across Muroran Bay.
E. Ebisu Bridge
Ebisu Bridge is a famous pedestrian bridge in Osaka’s Namba district, known for its neon-lit surroundings and as a popular photo spot overlooking the Dotonbori Canal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ
category	Bridges in Japan ⓘ Road bridges in Japan ⓘ Suspension bridges in Japan ⓘ Toll bridges in Japan ⓘ
connects	Honshu ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ
connectsCity	Kitakyushu ⓘ Shimonoseki ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1968 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
crosses	Kanmon Straits ⓘ
design	suspension ⓘ
hasNearbyCrossing	Kanmon Railway Tunnel ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Tunnel Kanmon Road Tunnel ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Tunnel
hasTowers	2 ⓘ
isPartOfTransportNetwork	Honshu–Kyushu transport link ⓘ linked to: Kyūshū Expressway
JapaneseName	関門橋 ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Kanmon Straits ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater	Kanmon Straits ⓘ
locatedInPrefecture	Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ Yamaguchi Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInSea	Kanmon Strait (between Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea) ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Straits
locatedNear	Strait of Shimonoseki ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Straits
mainSpanLength	712 m ⓘ
maintainedBy	Nippon Expressway Company ⓘ linked to: Nippon Expressway Company Group West Nippon Expressway Company ⓘ linked to: NEXCO West Japan
material	steel ⓘ
notableFor	being a key transportation route in western Japan ⓘ spanning the Kanmon Straits ⓘ
numberOfLanes	6 ⓘ
opened	1973 ⓘ
openingDate	1973-11-14 ⓘ
partOf	Chugoku Expressway ⓘ linked to: Chūgoku Expressway Honshu–Kyushu road corridor ⓘ Kyushu Expressway ⓘ linked to: Kyūshū Expressway
region	western Japan ⓘ
separates	Honshu Island ⓘ linked to: Honshu Kyushu Island ⓘ linked to: Kyushu
toll	yes ⓘ
totalLength	1068 m ⓘ
trafficType	motor vehicles only ⓘ
usedFor	highway traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ
yearCompleted	1973 ⓘ

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

Western Japan → connectedBy → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

subject linked to: western Japan

Kanmon Straits → crossedBy → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Shimonoseki → hasLandmark → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Yamaguchi Prefecture → hasBridge → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

subject linked to: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Kitakyushu Port → locatedNear → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Chūgoku–Shikoku–Kyushu economic region → hasTransportCorridor → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Yamaguchi Prefecture → hasBridge → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Kanmon Kaikyo → hasBridge → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Kanmon → hasTransportInfrastructure → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

subject linked to: Kanmon (combined name of Shimonoseki and Moji)

Port of Shimonoseki → hasNearbyInfrastructure → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Moji Ward, Kitakyushu → connectedBy → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Kaikyō Yume Tower → hasViewOf → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Mojiko Retro District → near → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Shimonoseki City → hasTransport → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Moji → connectedBy → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

Moji-ku → locatedNear → Kanmon Bridge ⓘ

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