Lethbridge Viaduct
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The Lethbridge Viaduct, also known as the High Level Bridge, is a historic steel railway trestle in Lethbridge, Alberta, and one of the longest and highest bridges of its kind in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lethbridge Viaduct canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4303755 — 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: Lethbridge Viaduct Context triple: [Lethbridge, hasBridge, Lethbridge Viaduct]
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A.
Salmon Weir Bridge
Salmon Weir Bridge is a notable bridge in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, best known for spanning the River Moy near its famous salmon fisheries.
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B.
Prince Edward Viaduct
The Prince Edward Viaduct is a major multi-span bridge in Toronto, Canada, carrying both road traffic and the city’s subway across the Don Valley and connecting the city’s east and west sides.
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C.
Pattullo Bridge
The Pattullo Bridge is a major road bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, connecting the cities of New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River.
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D.
Chaudière Bridge
Chaudière Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the Ottawa River that connects the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada.
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E.
Nipigon River Bridge
Nipigon River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Ontario, Canada, notable for carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Nipigon River and serving as a key transportation link in northern Ontario.
- 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: Lethbridge Viaduct Target entity description: The Lethbridge Viaduct, also known as the High Level Bridge, is a historic steel railway trestle in Lethbridge, Alberta, and one of the longest and highest bridges of its kind in the world.
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A.
Salmon Weir Bridge
Salmon Weir Bridge is a notable bridge in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, best known for spanning the River Moy near its famous salmon fisheries.
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B.
Prince Edward Viaduct
The Prince Edward Viaduct is a major multi-span bridge in Toronto, Canada, carrying both road traffic and the city’s subway across the Don Valley and connecting the city’s east and west sides.
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C.
Pattullo Bridge
The Pattullo Bridge is a major road bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, connecting the cities of New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River.
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D.
Chaudière Bridge
Chaudière Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the Ottawa River that connects the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada.
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E.
Nipigon River Bridge
Nipigon River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Ontario, Canada, notable for carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Nipigon River and serving as a key transportation link in northern Ontario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ steel trestle bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | High Level Bridge ⓘ |
| builder | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| category |
bridges in Alberta
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railway bridges in Canada ⓘ steel bridges ⓘ trestle bridges ⓘ |
| constructionCost | about 1.3 million Canadian dollars (early 1900s) ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | riveted steel construction ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses |
Oldman River
ⓘ
Oldman River valley ⓘ |
| design | steel trestle ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | major early 20th-century railway engineering project in Canada ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge railway ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple steel bents
ⓘ
open deck ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
plate girder spans
ⓘ
steel towers ⓘ |
| height |
about 314 feet
ⓘ
about 95.7 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized historic structure in Alberta ⓘ |
| length |
about 1.6 kilometers
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about 1624 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
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Canada ⓘ Lethbridge ⓘ Oldman River valley near downtown Lethbridge ⓘ |
| maintenance |
maintained by Canadian Pacific Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Pacific Railway
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the highest steel trestle bridges in the world
ⓘ
being one of the longest steel trestle bridges in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 44 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Pacific Railway main line in southern Alberta
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
|
| passesOver | Oldman River floodplain ⓘ |
| province | Alberta ⓘ |
| region | southern Alberta ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trafficType | freight trains ⓘ |
| usedBy | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| usedFor | railway traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lethbridge Viaduct Description of subject: The Lethbridge Viaduct, also known as the High Level Bridge, is a historic steel railway trestle in Lethbridge, Alberta, and one of the longest and highest bridges of its kind in the world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.