Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)

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bridge in the United States highway bridge steel arch bridge toll bridge

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a major steel arch bridge spanning the Patapsco River and forming part of the Baltimore Beltway, named in honor of the author of the U.S. national anthem.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Francis Scott Key Bridge	7
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) canonical	2
Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132953 — 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: Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
Context triple: [Francis Scott Key, hasMemorial, Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)]

A. Key Bridge
Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
B. Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
C. 14th Street Bridge
The 14th Street Bridge is a major bridge complex over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area that carries multiple highway and rail routes between Virginia and the nation’s capital.
D. Mystic River Bridge
The Mystic River Bridge, officially known as the Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge, is a major steel cantilever roadway bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, carrying U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River between Charlestown and Chelsea.
E. Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge is a major suspension bridge in eastern Scotland that carries road traffic across the Firth of Forth, linking Edinburgh to Fife.
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: Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
Target entity description: The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a major steel arch bridge spanning the Patapsco River and forming part of the Baltimore Beltway, named in honor of the author of the U.S. national anthem.

A. Key Bridge
Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
B. Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
C. 14th Street Bridge
The 14th Street Bridge is a major bridge complex over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area that carries multiple highway and rail routes between Virginia and the nation’s capital.
D. Mystic River Bridge
The Mystic River Bridge, officially known as the Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge, is a major steel cantilever roadway bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, carrying U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River between Charlestown and Chelsea.
E. Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge is a major suspension bridge in eastern Scotland that carries road traffic across the Firth of Forth, linking Edinburgh to Fife.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge in the United States ⓘ highway bridge ⓘ steel arch bridge ⓘ toll bridge ⓘ
carries	Interstate 695 ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ
category	Arch bridges in the United States ⓘ Bridges in Baltimore ⓘ Road bridges in Maryland ⓘ Steel bridges in the United States ⓘ
cityServed	Baltimore ⓘ
connects	eastern Baltimore suburbs ⓘ southern Baltimore suburbs ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1972 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crosses	Patapsco River ⓘ outer harbor of Baltimore ⓘ
design	steel arch ⓘ
function	vehicular traffic ⓘ
hasSignificance	outer crossing of Baltimore Harbor ⓘ segment of Interstate Highway System ⓘ
isPartOfRoute	circumferential route around Baltimore ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Baltimore United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInWaterBody	Patapsco River estuary ⓘ linked to: Patapsco River
locatedNear	Baltimore Harbor ⓘ
maintainedBy	Maryland Transportation Authority ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Francis Scott Key ⓘ
namedForRoleOfNamesake	author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" ⓘ
namedInHonorOf	Francis Scott Key ⓘ
officialName	Francis Scott Key Bridge ⓘ linked to: Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
opened	1977 ⓘ
openedToTraffic	March 1977 ⓘ
owner	Maryland Transportation Authority ⓘ
partOf	Baltimore Beltway ⓘ Baltimore metropolitan area transportation network ⓘ linked to: Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area transportation network Interstate 695 ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
river	Patapsco River ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ
structureType	continuous steel arch ⓘ
toll	yes ⓘ
tollCollection	electronic tolling ⓘ
usedFor	commuter traffic ⓘ regional freight traffic ⓘ

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