Washington State Routes

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road network state highway system

Washington State Routes are a network of numbered highways that form the primary state-maintained road system across Washington, connecting cities, towns, and major regions.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Washington State Route system	38
Washington State Routes canonical	6
Washington State Highway System	5
Washington State highway system	2
Washington state highway network	2
State Routes of Washington	1
Washington State Department of Transportation highway system	1
Washington State Highways	1
Washington State Route System	1
Washington state highway system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T411903 — 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: Washington State Routes
Context triple: [Washington State Department of Transportation, oversees, Washington State Routes]

A. Oregon state highway system
The Oregon state highway system is the network of numbered state-maintained roads and highways that connect cities, towns, and regions throughout the state of Oregon.
B. Washington State Department of Transportation
The Washington State Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Washington’s highway system and other key transportation infrastructure.
C. Oregon Department of Transportation
The Oregon Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Oregon’s transportation systems, including highways, public transit support, rail, and other infrastructure.
D. Alaska Marine Highway System
The Alaska Marine Highway System is a state-operated ferry network that provides vital passenger and vehicle transportation to coastal communities throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
E. Interstate 59
Interstate 59 is a major U.S. highway running from Louisiana to Georgia, serving as a key north–south transportation corridor through the Deep South.
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: Washington State Routes
Target entity description: Washington State Routes are a network of numbered highways that form the primary state-maintained road system across Washington, connecting cities, towns, and major regions.

A. Oregon state highway system
The Oregon state highway system is the network of numbered state-maintained roads and highways that connect cities, towns, and regions throughout the state of Oregon.
B. Washington State Department of Transportation
The Washington State Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Washington’s highway system and other key transportation infrastructure.
C. Oregon Department of Transportation
The Oregon Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Oregon’s transportation systems, including highways, public transit support, rail, and other infrastructure.
D. Alaska Marine Highway System
The Alaska Marine Highway System is a state-operated ferry network that provides vital passenger and vehicle transportation to coastal communities throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
E. Interstate 59
Interstate 59 is a major U.S. highway running from Louisiana to Georgia, serving as a key north–south transportation corridor through the Deep South.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road network ⓘ state highway system ⓘ
abbreviation	SR ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	State Routes of Washington ⓘ linked to: Washington State Routes Washington State Highways ⓘ linked to: Washington State Routes
connects	cities in Washington ⓘ major regions of Washington ⓘ rural areas in Washington ⓘ towns in Washington ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governingLaw	Revised Code of Washington ⓘ
hasComponent	Washington State Route 14 ⓘ Washington State Route 16 ⓘ Washington State Route 167 ⓘ Washington State Route 18 ⓘ Washington State Route 2 ⓘ Washington State Route 20 ⓘ Washington State Route 24 ⓘ Washington State Route 26 ⓘ Washington State Route 28 ⓘ Washington State Route 3 ⓘ Washington State Route 31 ⓘ Washington State Route 4 ⓘ Washington State Route 520 ⓘ Washington State Route 522 ⓘ Washington State Route 525 ⓘ Washington State Route 532 ⓘ Washington State Route 539 ⓘ Washington State Route 6 ⓘ Washington State Route 7 ⓘ Washington State Route 704 ⓘ Washington State Route 8 ⓘ Washington State Route 823 ⓘ Washington State Route 9 ⓘ Washington State Route 99 ⓘ
hasRouteType	primary state highway ⓘ secondary state highway ⓘ
intersectsWith	Interstate Highway System in Washington ⓘ linked to: Interstate Highways in Washington (state) U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington (state) ⓘ linked to: Washington
maintainedBy	Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ
owner	State of Washington ⓘ linked to: Washington State, United States
partOf	Washington state highway system ⓘ linked to: Washington State Routes
purpose	mobility of people and goods ⓘ regional connectivity ⓘ
signColor	black ⓘ white ⓘ
signShape	vertical rectangle ⓘ
signText	SR route number ⓘ
usesNumberingScheme	sequential route numbers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited