Maryland Route 6
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Maryland Route 6 is a state highway in southern Maryland that connects rural communities and historic towns in Charles and St. Mary's counties to larger regional routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland Route 6 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4190067 — 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: Maryland Route 6 Context triple: [Port Tobacco Village, Maryland, transportationAccess, Maryland Route 6]
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A.
Maryland Route 5
Maryland Route 5 is a major state highway in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. to southern Maryland communities, serving as a key commuter and regional travel corridor.
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B.
Maryland Route 3
Maryland Route 3 is a major state highway in Maryland that connects the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, carrying significant commuter and regional traffic.
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C.
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is a major north–south state highway in Maryland that connects the Baltimore area with Annapolis and communities along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
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D.
Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4 is a major state highway in Maryland that connects the Washington, D.C. suburbs with Southern Maryland, serving as a key commuter and regional thoroughfare.
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E.
Maryland Route 10
Maryland Route 10 is a state highway in Anne Arundel County that serves as a key north–south expressway connecting Glen Burnie to other major routes in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
- 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: Maryland Route 6 Target entity description: Maryland Route 6 is a state highway in southern Maryland that connects rural communities and historic towns in Charles and St. Mary's counties to larger regional routes.
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A.
Maryland Route 5
Maryland Route 5 is a major state highway in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. to southern Maryland communities, serving as a key commuter and regional travel corridor.
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B.
Maryland Route 3
Maryland Route 3 is a major state highway in Maryland that connects the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, carrying significant commuter and regional traffic.
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C.
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is a major north–south state highway in Maryland that connects the Baltimore area with Annapolis and communities along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
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D.
Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4 is a major state highway in Maryland that connects the Washington, D.C. suburbs with Southern Maryland, serving as a key commuter and regional thoroughfare.
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E.
Maryland Route 10
Maryland Route 10 is a state highway in Anne Arundel County that serves as a key north–south expressway connecting Glen Burnie to other major routes in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maryland state highway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Maryland
ⓘ
Transportation in Charles County, Maryland ⓘ Transportation in St. Mary's County, Maryland ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Maryland Route 210
ⓘ
Maryland Route 235 ⓘ Maryland Route 488 ⓘ Maryland Route 5 ⓘ U.S. Route 301 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Zekiah Swamp ⓘ |
| directionA | west ⓘ |
| directionB | east ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Maryland Route 5 in Oraville ⓘ |
| follows | Potomac River corridor in western Charles County ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| highwayType | MD ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | two-lane undivided highway ⓘ |
| length | approximately 47 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charles County, Maryland
ⓘ
Southern Maryland ⓘ St. Mary's County, Maryland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maryland State Highway Administration ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Port Tobacco River
ⓘ
Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area ⓘ
linked to:
Zekiah Swamp
|
| opened | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maryland state highway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland State Highway System
|
| passesThrough |
Charlotte Hall, Maryland
ⓘ
La Plata, Maryland ⓘ Port Tobacco, Maryland ⓘ
linked to:
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
|
| pavedBy |
Maryland State Roads Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland State Highway Administration
|
| regionServed |
historic towns in Southern Maryland
ⓘ
rural communities of Charles County ⓘ rural communities of St. Mary's County ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| routeDesignation | MD 6 ⓘ |
| serves |
county seat of La Plata
ⓘ
local traffic ⓘ regional traffic ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| westernTerminus |
Maryland Route 144 in Potomac Heights
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland Route 144
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maryland Route 6 Description of subject: Maryland Route 6 is a state highway in southern Maryland that connects rural communities and historic towns in Charles and St. Mary's counties to larger regional routes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.