Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
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The Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2766376 — 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: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge Context triple: [Port Conway, Colony of Virginia, hasNearbyBridge, Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge]
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A.
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge is a major concrete segmental bridge carrying traffic across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as part of the Portland metropolitan highway system.
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B.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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C.
John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge
The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
- 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: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge Target entity description: The Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
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A.
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge is a major concrete segmental bridge carrying traffic across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as part of the Portland metropolitan highway system.
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B.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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C.
John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge
The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway bridge
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toll bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nice Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | U.S. Route 301 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Northern Neck of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Southern Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesAt | between Newburg, Maryland and Dahlgren, Virginia ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Maryland and Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | steel truss bridge ⓘ |
| function | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 2 lanes (original span) ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| isMajorCrossingOf | lower Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charles County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King George County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy | Maryland Transportation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harry W. Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Governor Harry W. Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| owner | State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Route 301 corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional north–south highway network ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructureType | older two-lane span ⓘ |
| riverCrossingOf | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeNumber | U.S. 301 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge Description of subject: The Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Maryland Transportation Authority
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operates
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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge
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linked to: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Southern Maryland
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hasTransportationLink
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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge
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linked to: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
linked to: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C.
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hasComponent
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Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge
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linked to: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C.
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hasComponent
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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
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linked to: Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge