North Carolina Highway 15-501
E501431
North Carolina Highway 15-501 is a major north–south transportation corridor in North Carolina that connects key cities including Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important commuter and regional route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Highway 15-501 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5179595 — 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: North Carolina Highway 15-501 Context triple: [Chatham County, hasMajorHighway, North Carolina Highway 15-501]
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A.
North Carolina Highway 150
North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across multiple counties, connecting numerous towns and cities in the Piedmont region.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 119
North Carolina Highway 119 is a state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route through communities including Mebane.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 55
North Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the town of Apex and connects several communities in the central and eastern parts of the state.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 10
North Carolina Highway 10 is a primary state highway in western North Carolina that serves as a key east–west route connecting several communities, including the city of Newton.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 57
North Carolina Highway 57 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through rural communities and small towns in the north-central part of the state, including Roxboro.
- 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: North Carolina Highway 15-501 Target entity description: North Carolina Highway 15-501 is a major north–south transportation corridor in North Carolina that connects key cities including Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important commuter and regional route.
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A.
North Carolina Highway 150
North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across multiple counties, connecting numerous towns and cities in the Piedmont region.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 119
North Carolina Highway 119 is a state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route through communities including Mebane.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 55
North Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the town of Apex and connects several communities in the central and eastern parts of the state.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 10
North Carolina Highway 10 is a primary state highway in western North Carolina that serves as a key east–west route connecting several communities, including the city of Newton.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 57
North Carolina Highway 57 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through rural communities and small towns in the north-central part of the state, including Roxboro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road transportation corridor ⓘ state highway ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ⓘ
Durham, North Carolina ⓘ Pittsboro, North Carolina ⓘ Sanford, North Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
local street networks in Chapel Hill
ⓘ
local street networks in Durham ⓘ local street networks in Pittsboro ⓘ local street networks in Sanford ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 40 in North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
Interstate 85 in North Carolina ⓘ U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple lanes along most urban segments ⓘ |
| hasSegmentType | divided highway in many sections ⓘ |
| highwayType | NC state highway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Highway 15 corridor (overlapping designation in some segments)
ⓘ
U.S. Highway 501 corridor (overlapping designation in some segments) ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Chatham County, North Carolina
ⓘ
Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ Lee County, North Carolina ⓘ Orange County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| roadClassification | primary state route ⓘ |
| roadFunction |
major arterial road
ⓘ
primary commuter corridor between Durham and Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 15-501 ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area
ⓘ
Research Triangle region ⓘ
linked to:
Research Triangle
|
| servesAs |
commuter route
ⓘ
regional route ⓘ |
| servesInstitution |
Duke University (access corridor)
ⓘ
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (access corridor) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily commuting
ⓘ
regional travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina Highway 15-501 Description of subject: North Carolina Highway 15-501 is a major north–south transportation corridor in North Carolina that connects key cities including Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important commuter and regional route.
Referenced by (1)
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