Maine State Route 26
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Maine State Route 26 is a major north–south state highway in western Maine that connects the Portland area to the New Hampshire border, serving towns such as Gray, Oxford, and Bethel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maine State Route 26 canonical | 16 |
| Maine State Route 26 passes through Bethel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T250361 — 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: Maine State Route 26 Context triple: [Maine State Route 26 in Bethel, Maine, partOf, Maine State Route 26]
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A.
Maine State Route 27
Maine State Route 27 is a primary north–south state highway in Maine that connects the capital city of Augusta with several central and western Maine communities and recreational regions.
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B.
Maine State Route 17
Maine State Route 17 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that connects the Augusta area with several central and coastal communities.
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C.
Maine State Route 9
Maine State Route 9 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that runs from the capital city of Augusta to the Canadian border, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
Maine State Route 3
Maine State Route 3 is a primary east–west highway in Maine that connects the state capital region to the coastal and Downeast areas, including access to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
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E.
Maine State Route 4
Maine State Route 4 is a major north–south state highway in Maine that connects several central and western communities and serves as an important regional transportation corridor.
- 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: Maine State Route 26 Target entity description: Maine State Route 26 is a major north–south state highway in western Maine that connects the Portland area to the New Hampshire border, serving towns such as Gray, Oxford, and Bethel.
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A.
Maine State Route 27
Maine State Route 27 is a primary north–south state highway in Maine that connects the capital city of Augusta with several central and western Maine communities and recreational regions.
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B.
Maine State Route 17
Maine State Route 17 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that connects the Augusta area with several central and coastal communities.
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C.
Maine State Route 9
Maine State Route 9 is a primary east–west state highway in Maine that runs from the capital city of Augusta to the Canadian border, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
Maine State Route 3
Maine State Route 3 is a primary east–west highway in Maine that connects the state capital region to the coastal and Downeast areas, including access to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
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E.
Maine State Route 4
Maine State Route 4 is a major north–south state highway in Maine that connects several central and western communities and serves as an important regional transportation corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transportation infrastructure
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Maine
ⓘ
Transportation in Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ Transportation in Oxford County, Maine ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Bethel region
ⓘ
New Hampshire border region ⓘ Oxford Hills region ⓘ Portland area ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| connectsTo |
New Hampshire border
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine–New Hampshire border
Portland area ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function |
intercity highway
ⓘ
major regional connector ⓘ |
| highwaySystem |
Maine State Route System
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine State Route system
|
| maintainedBy | Maine Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | surface transportation network of Maine ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Auburn, Maine
ⓘ
Lewiston, Maine ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bethel, Maine
ⓘ
Gray, Maine ⓘ Newry, Maine ⓘ Norway, Maine ⓘ Oxford, Maine ⓘ Paris, Maine ⓘ West Paris, Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Paris, Maine
|
| region | western Maine ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea |
Portland, Maine metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Portland, Maine
|
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
local access traffic ⓘ tourist traffic ⓘ |
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: Maine State Route 26 Description of subject: Maine State Route 26 is a major north–south state highway in western Maine that connects the Portland area to the New Hampshire border, serving towns such as Gray, Oxford, and Bethel.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.