Bizkaia Bridge
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Bizkaia Bridge is a historic transporter bridge in northern Spain, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and notable for being the world’s oldest bridge of its kind.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bizkaia Bridge canonical | 1 |
| Consorcio del Puente de Bizkaia | 1 |
| Portugalete transporter bridge (Vizcaya Bridge) | 1 |
| Puente Colgante de Vizcaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6891784 — 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: Bizkaia Bridge Context triple: [Biscay, contains, Bizkaia Bridge]
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A.
Puente Zaragoza
Puente Zaragoza is a bridge spanning the Santa Catarina River, serving as a key transportation link in the surrounding region.
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B.
Granada Bridge
Granada Bridge is a vehicular bridge in Ormond Beach, Florida, that spans the Halifax River as part of State Road 40.
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C.
Calle-Calle Bridge
Calle-Calle Bridge is a road bridge in Valdivia, Chile, that serves as a key crossing over the Calle-Calle River and an important link in the city’s transport network.
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D.
Ponte Vigo
Ponte Vigo is a historic stone bridge in the Venetian town of Chioggia, Italy, known for its elegant design and scenic views over the canal.
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E.
San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge
The San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge is a major international cable-stayed bridge that spans the Paraná River, connecting the cities of Posadas in Argentina and Encarnación in Paraguay.
- 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: Bizkaia Bridge Target entity description: Bizkaia Bridge is a historic transporter bridge in northern Spain, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and notable for being the world’s oldest bridge of its kind.
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A.
Puente Zaragoza
Puente Zaragoza is a bridge spanning the Santa Catarina River, serving as a key transportation link in the surrounding region.
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B.
Granada Bridge
Granada Bridge is a vehicular bridge in Ormond Beach, Florida, that spans the Halifax River as part of State Road 40.
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C.
Calle-Calle Bridge
Calle-Calle Bridge is a road bridge in Valdivia, Chile, that serves as a key crossing over the Calle-Calle River and an important link in the city’s transport network.
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D.
Ponte Vigo
Ponte Vigo is a historic stone bridge in the Venetian town of Chioggia, Italy, known for its elegant design and scenic views over the canal.
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E.
San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge
The San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge is a major international cable-stayed bridge that spans the Paraná River, connecting the cities of Posadas in Argentina and Encarnación in Paraguay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ transporter bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Puente Colgante
ⓘ
Puente Colgante de Portugalete ⓘ Vizcaya Bridge ⓘ |
| connects |
Getxo
ⓘ
Portugalete ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crosses |
Nervion River
ⓘ
linked to:
Nervión River
|
| designer | Alberto de Palacio y Elissague ⓘ |
| engineer | Ferdinand Arnodin ⓘ |
| function |
carries passengers
ⓘ
carries vehicles ⓘ crosses river without obstructing shipping ⓘ |
| gondolaCapacity |
6 cars
ⓘ
several dozen passengers ⓘ |
| gondolaLength | 25 meters ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
steel cables
ⓘ
suspended gondola ⓘ towers ⓘ upper horizontal deck ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| height | 61 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| length | 164 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basque Country
ⓘ
Biscay ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Getxo
ⓘ
Portugalete ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bilbao ⓘ |
| mainSpan | 160 meters ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
iron
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the world’s oldest transporter bridge
ⓘ
influencing design of later transporter bridges worldwide ⓘ innovative use of iron technology in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| officialName |
Puente Colgante de Vizcaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Bizkaia Bridge
Puente de Vizcaya ⓘ |
| opened | 1893-07-28 ⓘ |
| owner |
Consorcio del Puente de Bizkaia
ⓘ
linked to:
Bizkaia Bridge
|
| region |
Greater Bilbao
ⓘ
linked to:
Bilbao metropolitan area
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bizkaia Bridge Description of subject: Bizkaia Bridge is a historic transporter bridge in northern Spain, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and notable for being the world’s oldest bridge of its kind.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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