Bern railway viaducts
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The Bern railway viaducts are historic multi-arch bridges in the Swiss city of Bern that carry railway lines across the Sarine (Saane) River and its surrounding valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bern railway viaducts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5912045 — 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: Bern railway viaducts Context triple: [Sarine, hasBridge, Bern railway viaducts]
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Holytown railway viaduct
Holytown railway viaduct is a historic multi-arch railway bridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, carrying rail traffic across the North Calder Water.
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B.
Dent Head Viaduct
Dent Head Viaduct is a historic stone railway viaduct in Cumbria, England, carrying trains through the scenic Yorkshire Dales on the Settle–Carlisle line.
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C.
Meldon Viaduct
Meldon Viaduct is a historic 19th-century wrought-iron railway viaduct in Devon, England, notable for its dramatic height and scenic setting above the West Okement River.
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D.
Marple Viaduct
Marple Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its impressive multi-arch design spanning the River Goyt.
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E.
Lechmere Viaduct
Lechmere Viaduct is a historic concrete arch bridge in Boston that carries MBTA Green Line trains across the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge.
- 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: Bern railway viaducts Target entity description: The Bern railway viaducts are historic multi-arch bridges in the Swiss city of Bern that carry railway lines across the Sarine (Saane) River and its surrounding valley.
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A.
Holytown railway viaduct
Holytown railway viaduct is a historic multi-arch railway bridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, carrying rail traffic across the North Calder Water.
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B.
Dent Head Viaduct
Dent Head Viaduct is a historic stone railway viaduct in Cumbria, England, carrying trains through the scenic Yorkshire Dales on the Settle–Carlisle line.
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C.
Meldon Viaduct
Meldon Viaduct is a historic 19th-century wrought-iron railway viaduct in Devon, England, notable for its dramatic height and scenic setting above the West Okement River.
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D.
Marple Viaduct
Marple Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its impressive multi-arch design spanning the River Goyt.
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E.
Lechmere Viaduct
Lechmere Viaduct is a historic concrete arch bridge in Boston that carries MBTA Green Line trains across the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway bridge complex
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transport infrastructure ⓘ viaduct ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | not open to road traffic ⓘ |
| carries | railway lines ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses |
Saane River
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Sarine River ⓘ Sarine valley ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple-arch bridges ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bern
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canton of Bern ⓘ urban area of Bern ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic multi-arch design
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role in Bern rail network ⓘ |
| region | Swiss Plateau ⓘ |
| riverBank | spans both banks of the Sarine ⓘ |
| significance | important railway link in Bern ⓘ |
| structureType | multi-arch bridge ⓘ |
| supports |
freight trains
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passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
| valleyType | river valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bern railway viaducts Description of subject: The Bern railway viaducts are historic multi-arch bridges in the Swiss city of Bern that carry railway lines across the Sarine (Saane) River and its surrounding valley.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.