Magdeburg Water Bridge
E631888
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a large navigable aqueduct in Germany that carries canal traffic over the Elbe River, linking major inland waterways for uninterrupted shipping.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdeburg Water Bridge canonical | 6 |
| Mittelland Canal aqueduct at Magdeburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6945449 — 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: Magdeburg Water Bridge Context triple: [Elbe–Havel Canal, hasStructure, Magdeburg Water Bridge]
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A.
Rügen Bridge
The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
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Nordstern Bridge
Nordstern Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, known for spanning the Rhine–Herne Canal near the former Nordstern coal mine and today’s Nordsternpark.
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Ypsilon Bridge
Ypsilon Bridge is a distinctive cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in Drammen, Norway, known for its Y-shaped design and modern architectural style.
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D.
Øresund Bridge
The Øresund Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge–tunnel linking Denmark and Sweden across the Øresund strait, serving as a major transport corridor between Copenhagen and Malmö.
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E.
Neisse Viaduct
The Neisse Viaduct is a historic railway bridge spanning the Lusatian Neisse River near Görlitz, notable for connecting Germany and Poland and symbolizing cross-border transport and heritage.
- 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: Magdeburg Water Bridge Target entity description: The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a large navigable aqueduct in Germany that carries canal traffic over the Elbe River, linking major inland waterways for uninterrupted shipping.
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A.
Rügen Bridge
The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
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B.
Nordstern Bridge
Nordstern Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, known for spanning the Rhine–Herne Canal near the former Nordstern coal mine and today’s Nordsternpark.
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C.
Ypsilon Bridge
Ypsilon Bridge is a distinctive cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in Drammen, Norway, known for its Y-shaped design and modern architectural style.
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D.
Øresund Bridge
The Øresund Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge–tunnel linking Denmark and Sweden across the Øresund strait, serving as a major transport corridor between Copenhagen and Malmö.
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E.
Neisse Viaduct
The Neisse Viaduct is a historic railway bridge spanning the Lusatian Neisse River near Görlitz, notable for connecting Germany and Poland and symbolizing cross-border transport and heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigable aqueduct
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ water bridge ⓘ |
| carries | Mittelland Canal ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Elbe–Havel Canal ⓘ |
| connectsWaterway |
Elbe–Havel Canal
ⓘ
Mittelland Canal ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 500 million euros ⓘ |
| constructionInterruptedBy | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses |
Elbe River
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
|
| crossesOver | floodplain of the Elbe River ⓘ |
| design | beam bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature | towpaths on both sides ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 16 ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
barge traffic
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| length |
918 metres
ⓘ
approximately 0.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Magdeburg ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Elbe–Havel Canal
ⓘ
Mittelland Canal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| nativeName | Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg ⓘ |
| navigableChannelWidth | about 24 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Magdeburg ⓘ |
| openingDate | October 2003 ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| planningBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
carry canal traffic over the Elbe River
ⓘ
enable uninterrupted inland shipping ⓘ |
| regionServed |
eastern Germany
ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ |
| resumedConstructionAfter | German reunification ⓘ |
| significance |
key link between western and eastern German waterways
ⓘ
one of the longest navigable aqueducts in the world ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterDepth | about 4.25 metres ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
| width | 34 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magdeburg Water Bridge Description of subject: The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a large navigable aqueduct in Germany that carries canal traffic over the Elbe River, linking major inland waterways for uninterrupted shipping.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Magdeburg Water Bridge