Dornoch Firth Bridge
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The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a long causeway and bridge in the Scottish Highlands that carries road traffic across the Dornoch Firth, significantly shortening the route between Inverness and the far north.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dornoch Firth Bridge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2845245 — 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: Dornoch Firth Bridge Context triple: [A9 road, crosses, Dornoch Firth Bridge]
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A.
Kessock Bridge
Kessock Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed road bridge in the Scottish Highlands that spans the Beauly Firth, linking Inverness to the Black Isle.
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B.
Porthill Bridge
Porthill Bridge is a historic pedestrian suspension bridge in Shrewsbury, England, linking the town to the Porthill area across the River Severn.
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C.
Kincardine Bridge
Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge over the River Forth in Scotland that serves as a key crossing point connecting Fife with the Central Belt road network.
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D.
Skye Bridge
The Skye Bridge is a road bridge in northwest Scotland that carries the A87 over Loch Alsh, linking the mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye.
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E.
Queensferry Crossing
Queensferry Crossing is a major cable-stayed road bridge in Scotland that spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh to Fife and serving as a key part of the country’s transport infrastructure.
- 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: Dornoch Firth Bridge Target entity description: The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a long causeway and bridge in the Scottish Highlands that carries road traffic across the Dornoch Firth, significantly shortening the route between Inverness and the far north.
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A.
Kessock Bridge
Kessock Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed road bridge in the Scottish Highlands that spans the Beauly Firth, linking Inverness to the Black Isle.
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B.
Porthill Bridge
Porthill Bridge is a historic pedestrian suspension bridge in Shrewsbury, England, linking the town to the Porthill area across the River Severn.
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C.
Kincardine Bridge
Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge over the River Forth in Scotland that serves as a key crossing point connecting Fife with the Central Belt road network.
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D.
Skye Bridge
The Skye Bridge is a road bridge in northwest Scotland that carries the A87 over Loch Alsh, linking the mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye.
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E.
Queensferry Crossing
Queensferry Crossing is a major cable-stayed road bridge in Scotland that spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh to Fife and serving as a key part of the country’s transport infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
causeway
ⓘ
concrete bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
A9 road
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges completed in 1991
ⓘ
Bridges in Highland, Scotland ⓘ Road bridges in Scotland ⓘ |
| connects |
Ross and Cromarty
ⓘ
Sutherland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crosses | Dornoch Firth ⓘ |
| design | multi-span concrete viaduct ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bridge spans
ⓘ
causeway sections ⓘ |
| length |
about 1.1 miles
ⓘ
about 1800 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
northern Scotland
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dornoch
ⓘ
Tain ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Transport Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor | significantly reducing travel time between Inverness and Caithness ⓘ |
| onRoute | Inverness–Thurso road corridor ⓘ |
| opened | 1991 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| openingDate | 1991-08-27 ⓘ |
| partOf | A9 upgrades in the Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| purpose | to shorten the route between Inverness and the far north of Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Highland council area ⓘ |
| replaced | longer inland route via Bonar Bridge ⓘ |
| roadType | trunk road ⓘ |
| structureMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| toll | no ⓘ |
| usedFor |
motor vehicle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic (on footpath sections) ⓘ |
| waterway | Dornoch Firth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dornoch Firth Bridge Description of subject: The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a long causeway and bridge in the Scottish Highlands that carries road traffic across the Dornoch Firth, significantly shortening the route between Inverness and the far north.
Referenced by (3)
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