Victoria Falls Bridge
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The Victoria Falls Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, renowned for its dramatic views of Victoria Falls and as a popular site for adventure activities like bungee jumping.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victoria Falls Bridge canonical | 10 |
| Victoria Falls Bridge (via nearby border) | 1 |
| Victoria Falls bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T396324 — 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: Victoria Falls Bridge Context triple: [Victoria Falls, hasViewpoints, Victoria Falls Bridge]
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A.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
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B.
Howrah Bridge
Howrah Bridge is an iconic cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, renowned as a major transportation lifeline and architectural symbol of the city.
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C.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
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D.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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E.
Trinity Bridge
Trinity Bridge is a distinctive three-way footbridge in Greater Manchester, England, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava to link Salford and Manchester across the River Irwell.
- 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: Victoria Falls Bridge Target entity description: The Victoria Falls Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, renowned for its dramatic views of Victoria Falls and as a popular site for adventure activities like bungee jumping.
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A.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
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B.
Howrah Bridge
Howrah Bridge is an iconic cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, renowned as a major transportation lifeline and architectural symbol of the city.
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C.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
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D.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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E.
Trinity Bridge
Trinity Bridge is a distinctive three-way footbridge in Greater Manchester, England, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava to link Salford and Manchester across the River Irwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
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railway bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEngineer | Ralph Freeman ⓘ |
| builtFor | Cape to Cairo Railway project ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrians
ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges between countries
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Bridges completed in 1905 ⓘ Bridges over the Zambezi River ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cecil Rhodes ⓘ |
| connects |
Livingstone
ⓘ
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria Falls
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| constructionStartDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Zambia
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Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| crosses | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| designedBy | George Andrew Hobson ⓘ |
| engineer | George Andrew Hobson ⓘ |
| gauge | Cape gauge ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Victoria Falls spray
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Zambezi River gorge ⓘ |
| heightAboveRiver | about 128 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1905-09-12 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adventure tourism
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dramatic views of Victoria Falls ⓘ |
| length | 198 m ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
|
| locatedNear | Victoria Falls ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderBetween |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 156.5 m ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| owner |
Zambia
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Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Victoria Falls area
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linked to:
Victoria Falls National Park
|
| railwayLine |
Cape to Cairo Railway (segment)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape to Cairo Railway project
|
| structureType | single-span arch ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
bridge swing
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bungee jumping ⓘ zip line ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | left-hand traffic ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria Falls
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victoria Falls Bridge Description of subject: The Victoria Falls Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, renowned for its dramatic views of Victoria Falls and as a popular site for adventure activities like bungee jumping.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Victoria Falls Bridge
subject linked to:
Victoria Falls town
linked to: Victoria Falls Bridge