City Bridge Nijmegen
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City Bridge Nijmegen, officially known as De Oversteek, is a modern arch bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City Bridge Nijmegen canonical | 2 |
| Stadsbrug Nijmegen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4045572 — 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: City Bridge Nijmegen Context triple: [De Oversteek, hasAlternativeName, City Bridge Nijmegen]
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A.
IJmeer bridge
The IJmeer bridge is a proposed infrastructure project intended to create a direct connection across the IJmeer lake, improving transport links between Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
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B.
Willemsbrug
Willemsbrug is a prominent red steel cable-stayed bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, spanning the Nieuwe Maas and connecting the city’s northern and southern banks.
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C.
Oudekerksbrug
Oudekerksbrug is a historic canal bridge in Amsterdam’s old city center, closely associated with the medieval Oude Kerk and the surrounding Red Light District.
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D.
Utrechtsestraat bridge
The Utrechtsestraat bridge is a historic canal bridge in central Amsterdam that carries Utrechtsestraat across the Amstel River, offering characteristic views of the city’s waterways and architecture.
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E.
Martinus Nijhoff Bridge
The Martinus Nijhoff Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed road bridge in the Netherlands, known for carrying the A2 motorway across the River Waal near Zaltbommel.
- 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: City Bridge Nijmegen Target entity description: City Bridge Nijmegen, officially known as De Oversteek, is a modern arch bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
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A.
IJmeer bridge
The IJmeer bridge is a proposed infrastructure project intended to create a direct connection across the IJmeer lake, improving transport links between Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
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B.
Willemsbrug
Willemsbrug is a prominent red steel cable-stayed bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, spanning the Nieuwe Maas and connecting the city’s northern and southern banks.
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C.
Oudekerksbrug
Oudekerksbrug is a historic canal bridge in Amsterdam’s old city center, closely associated with the medieval Oude Kerk and the surrounding Red Light District.
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D.
Utrechtsestraat bridge
The Utrechtsestraat bridge is a historic canal bridge in central Amsterdam that carries Utrechtsestraat across the Amstel River, offering characteristic views of the city’s waterways and architecture.
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E.
Martinus Nijhoff Bridge
The Martinus Nijhoff Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed road bridge in the Netherlands, known for carrying the A2 motorway across the River Waal near Zaltbommel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| category |
Arch bridges in the Netherlands
ⓘ
Bridges over the Waal ⓘ Buildings and structures in Nijmegen ⓘ Road bridges in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Operation Market Garden
ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division river crossing ⓘ World War II Waal river crossing at Nijmegen ⓘ |
| connects |
Lent
ⓘ
Nijmegen ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses |
River Waal
ⓘ
Waal ⓘ |
| crossesAt | Nijmegen-Lent section of the Waal ⓘ |
| function |
carries motor vehicles
ⓘ
carries road traffic ⓘ |
| hasDesign | single-span arch ⓘ |
| hasLightingFeature | sequence of street lights commemorating fallen soldiers ⓘ |
| hasLocalName |
City Bridge Nijmegen
ⓘ
Stadsbrug Nijmegen ⓘ
linked to:
City Bridge Nijmegen
|
| hasNumberOfSpans | 1 ⓘ |
| hasPart | steel arch ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
symbol of connection between north and south banks of Waal
ⓘ
symbol of liberation ⓘ |
| hasUse | urban traffic connection ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | war memorial ⓘ |
| inception | 21 November 2013 ⓘ |
| isInMunicipality | municipality of Nijmegen ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nijmegen
ⓘ
eastern Netherlands ⓘ province of Gelderland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nijmegen railway bridge
ⓘ
historic city center of Nijmegen ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | River Waal ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| memorialRitual | lights are lit in a slow procession each evening ⓘ |
| memorialTo | 48 American soldiers killed during the 1944 crossing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | World War II Waal river crossing ⓘ |
| officialName | De Oversteek ⓘ |
| officialNameInDutch | De Oversteek ⓘ |
| opened | 2013 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 23 November 2013 ⓘ |
| partOf | Nijmegen road network ⓘ |
| roadTypeCarried | city through road ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: City Bridge Nijmegen Description of subject: City Bridge Nijmegen, officially known as De Oversteek, is a modern arch bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: City Bridge Nijmegen