Solkan Bridge
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Solkan Bridge is a historic stone arch railway bridge in Slovenia, renowned for having the world's longest stone arch span.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solkan Bridge canonical | 4 |
| Solkanski most | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3702670 — 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: Solkan Bridge Context triple: [Nova Gorica, hasNearbyAttraction, Solkan Bridge]
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A.
Ribnica Bridge
Ribnica Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Podgorica, Montenegro, known as one of the city’s oldest architectural landmarks spanning the Ribnica River.
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B.
Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
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C.
Kandija Bridge
Kandija Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the Krka River in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, known as one of the town’s characteristic architectural landmarks.
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D.
Blatnik Bridge
The Blatnik Bridge is a major highway bridge that carries traffic across the Saint Louis Bay between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.
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E.
Liteyny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge is a major steel bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for carrying traffic across the Neva River and for its role in the city's historic urban landscape.
- 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: Solkan Bridge Target entity description: Solkan Bridge is a historic stone arch railway bridge in Slovenia, renowned for having the world's longest stone arch span.
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A.
Ribnica Bridge
Ribnica Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Podgorica, Montenegro, known as one of the city’s oldest architectural landmarks spanning the Ribnica River.
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B.
Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
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C.
Kandija Bridge
Kandija Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the Krka River in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, known as one of the town’s characteristic architectural landmarks.
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D.
Blatnik Bridge
The Blatnik Bridge is a major highway bridge that carries traffic across the Saint Louis Bay between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.
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E.
Liteyny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge is a major steel bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for carrying traffic across the Neva River and for its role in the city's historic urban landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ponte di Salcano
ⓘ
Solkanski most ⓘ
linked to:
Solkan Bridge
|
| constructionEndDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| country | Slovenia ⓘ |
| crosses | Soča River ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| designedBy | Leopold Oerley ⓘ |
| engineer | Rudolf Jaussner ⓘ |
| hasArchSpanLength |
85 metres
ⓘ
approximately 279 feet ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique | ashlar masonry ⓘ |
| hasMainSpanType | stone arch ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 11 ⓘ |
| hasPiersInWater | false ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | single-span stone arch main span ⓘ |
| hasWorldRecord | longest stone arch span railway bridge ⓘ |
| heightAboveRiver | approximately 36 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected cultural monument of national importance in Slovenia ⓘ |
| isOnRoute |
Jesenice–Nova Gorica railway route
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesenice–Nova Gorica railway line
|
| length | approximately 220 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gorizia region
ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Gorizia
Slovenian Littoral ⓘ Solkan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nova Gorica ⓘ |
| mainArchCount | 1 ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Italy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
having the world’s longest stone arch span for a railway bridge
ⓘ
largest stone railway bridge arch in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 5 ⓘ |
| opened | 1906 ⓘ |
| owner |
Slovenian Railways
ⓘ
linked to:
Slovenske železnice
|
| partOf |
Nova Gorica–Jesenice railway line
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesenice–Nova Gorica railway line
|
| railwayLine |
Transalpine Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Simplon railway line
|
| rebuilt | after World War I ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Italian authorities ⓘ |
| region | Municipality of Nova Gorica ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Soča basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Soča Valley
|
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedBy | railway traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Solkan Bridge Description of subject: Solkan Bridge is a historic stone arch railway bridge in Slovenia, renowned for having the world's longest stone arch span.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Solkan Bridge