Missouri lettered route system
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The Missouri lettered route system is a network of state secondary and supplemental highways in Missouri identified by letters instead of numbers, primarily serving local and rural areas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Missouri lettered highway system | 1 |
| Missouri lettered route system canonical | 1 |
| Missouri lettered routes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5216328 — 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: Missouri lettered route system Context triple: [Missouri Department of Transportation, oversees, Missouri lettered route system]
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A.
Missouri Route AA
Missouri Route AA is a state secondary highway in Missouri that serves local traffic in and around Grain Valley and the surrounding area.
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B.
Missouri Route O
Missouri Route O is a state secondary highway in Missouri that serves as a local connector route in and around the city of Fulton.
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C.
Missouri Route BB
Missouri Route BB is a state highway in Missouri that serves as a local connector route in and around Grain Valley.
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D.
Missouri Route 150
Missouri Route 150 is an east–west state highway in western Missouri that serves the Kansas City metropolitan area and nearby communities.
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E.
Missouri Route 350
Missouri Route 350 is a state highway in the Kansas City metropolitan area of Missouri that connects urban suburbs and serves as a key commuter route.
- 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: Missouri lettered route system Target entity description: The Missouri lettered route system is a network of state secondary and supplemental highways in Missouri identified by letters instead of numbers, primarily serving local and rural areas.
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A.
Missouri Route AA
Missouri Route AA is a state secondary highway in Missouri that serves local traffic in and around Grain Valley and the surrounding area.
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B.
Missouri Route O
Missouri Route O is a state secondary highway in Missouri that serves as a local connector route in and around the city of Fulton.
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C.
Missouri Route BB
Missouri Route BB is a state highway in Missouri that serves as a local connector route in and around Grain Valley.
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D.
Missouri Route 150
Missouri Route 150 is an east–west state highway in western Missouri that serves the Kansas City metropolitan area and nearby communities.
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E.
Missouri Route 350
Missouri Route 350 is a state highway in the Kansas City metropolitan area of Missouri that connects urban suburbs and serves as a key commuter route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
secondary highway system
ⓘ
state highway system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MO lettered routes ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | state ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Interstate Highways in Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate Highway System in Missouri
Missouri numbered state highways ⓘ U.S. Highways in Missouri ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designationSystem | letters A through Z with some omissions ⓘ |
| excludesFromUse | some letters to avoid confusion with numbers ⓘ |
| fundingSource | state highway funds ⓘ |
| hasLegalDefinition | Missouri state statutes and MoDOT regulations ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | only state highway system in the United States that widely uses letters instead of numbers for many routes ⓘ |
| hasRouteExample |
Route A
ⓘ
Route AA ⓘ Route B ⓘ Route BB ⓘ |
| hasSignStandard | Missouri state route marker for lettered routes ⓘ |
| identifierFormat |
double letters
ⓘ
letter combinations with suffixes ⓘ single letters ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
Missouri state highway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri state highways
|
| jurisdiction |
Missouri Department of Transportation districts
ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri Department of Transportation
|
| locatedIn |
rural Missouri
ⓘ
small towns in Missouri ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Missouri Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Missouri state highway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri state highways
|
| primaryFunction |
serve local areas
ⓘ
serve rural areas ⓘ |
| purpose |
extend access beyond primary numbered highways
ⓘ
provide connections to local roads ⓘ |
| regulates | state-maintained secondary roads in Missouri ⓘ |
| routeType |
secondary routes
ⓘ
supplemental routes ⓘ |
| serves |
farms
ⓘ
local industries ⓘ small communities ⓘ |
| signBorderColor | black ⓘ |
| signShape | white square ⓘ |
| signTextColor | black ⓘ |
| signTextContent | route letter ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| typicalRoadType | two-lane roads ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedLimit | lower than primary state highways ⓘ |
| typicalTrafficVolume | lower than primary state highways ⓘ |
| usesIdentifierType | letters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Missouri lettered route system Description of subject: The Missouri lettered route system is a network of state secondary and supplemental highways in Missouri identified by letters instead of numbers, primarily serving local and rural areas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Missouri lettered route system