Burnside Bridge
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Burnside Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Maryland best known as a focal point of intense fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burnside Bridge canonical | 8 |
| American Civil War (Staunton River Bridge) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T470777 — 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: Burnside Bridge Context triple: [Antietam Creek, crossedBy, Burnside Bridge]
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A.
Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River
The Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over the Potomac River is a historic rail crossing that links Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with Maryland, serving as a key transportation and Civil War–era landmark in the region.
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B.
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a major steel arch bridge spanning the Patapsco River and forming part of the Baltimore Beltway, named in honor of the author of the U.S. national anthem.
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C.
Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge is a historic steel and granite bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, known for carrying road and rail traffic between Boston and Cambridge across the Charles River.
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D.
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge is a major bascule highway bridge carrying the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) between Virginia and Maryland just south of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Burnside Bridge Target entity description: Burnside Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Maryland best known as a focal point of intense fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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A.
Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River
The Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over the Potomac River is a historic rail crossing that links Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with Maryland, serving as a key transportation and Civil War–era landmark in the region.
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B.
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a major steel arch bridge spanning the Patapsco River and forming part of the Baltimore Beltway, named in honor of the author of the U.S. national anthem.
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C.
Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge is a historic steel and granite bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, known for carrying road and rail traffic between Boston and Cambridge across the Charles River.
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D.
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge is a major bascule highway bridge carrying the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) between Virginia and Maryland just south of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rohrbach Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Rohrbach’s Bridge
Rohrbach’s Bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Antietam ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Union forces ⓘ |
| battleFront | Union Ninth Corps front ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War sites in Maryland
ⓘ
Bridges completed in 1836 ⓘ Bridges in Maryland ⓘ Stone arch bridges in the United States ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Washington County, Maryland ⓘ |
| commandersInvolved |
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs
ⓘ
Confederate General Robert E. Lee ⓘ
linked to:
Robert E. Lee
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Washington County ⓘ |
| crosses | Antietam Creek ⓘ |
| currentUse | pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Confederate forces ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
American Civil War battlefield tours
ⓘ
Civil War histories ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCemetery | Antietam National Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument | Burnside Bridge overlook markers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing structure to Antietam National Battlefield National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antietam National Battlefield
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington County, Maryland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| materialUsed | local limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ambrose Burnside ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Sharpsburg, Maryland ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| originalUse | vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| ownership |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf |
Antietam National Battlefield National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
linked to:
Antietam National Battlefield
|
| roleInBattle |
focal point of intense fighting during the Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
key crossing point over Antietam Creek ⓘ |
| significantDate | 1862-09-17 ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of crossing enabled Union advance toward Sharpsburg ⓘ |
| structureType | closed-spandrel stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burnside Bridge Description of subject: Burnside Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Maryland best known as a focal point of intense fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.