Fox Point Hurricane Barrier
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The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a flood-control structure in Providence, Rhode Island, built to protect the city’s Fox Point and surrounding areas from storm surges and coastal flooding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fox Point Hurricane Barrier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Context triple: [Fox Point, hasLandmark, Fox Point Hurricane Barrier]
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A.
Long Point Breakwater
Long Point Breakwater is a long stone jetty in Provincetown, Massachusetts, built to protect Provincetown Harbor and provide safe navigation near Long Point.
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B.
East Coast Protective Levee system
The East Coast Protective Levee system is a network of flood-control levees in South Florida designed to protect developed coastal areas from flooding and manage water levels as part of the region’s broader water management infrastructure.
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C.
Lloyd Barrage
Lloyd Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River near Sukkur in Pakistan, renowned for transforming the region’s agriculture.
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D.
New Orleans levee system
The New Orleans levee system is a network of floodwalls, levees, and related flood-control structures designed to protect the low-lying city from storm surges and Mississippi River flooding.
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E.
Seawall
The Seawall is a popular scenic waterfront pathway encircling Vancouver’s Stanley Park, used for walking, running, and cycling along the coastline.
- 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: Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Target entity description: The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a flood-control structure in Providence, Rhode Island, built to protect the city’s Fox Point and surrounding areas from storm surges and coastal flooding.
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A.
Long Point Breakwater
Long Point Breakwater is a long stone jetty in Provincetown, Massachusetts, built to protect Provincetown Harbor and provide safe navigation near Long Point.
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B.
East Coast Protective Levee system
The East Coast Protective Levee system is a network of flood-control levees in South Florida designed to protect developed coastal areas from flooding and manage water levels as part of the region’s broader water management infrastructure.
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C.
Lloyd Barrage
Lloyd Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River near Sukkur in Pakistan, renowned for transforming the region’s agriculture.
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D.
New Orleans levee system
The New Orleans levee system is a network of floodwalls, levees, and related flood-control structures designed to protect the low-lying city from storm surges and Mississippi River flooding.
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E.
Seawall
The Seawall is a popular scenic waterfront pathway encircling Vancouver’s Stanley Park, used for walking, running, and cycling along the coastline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil engineering structure
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flood control structure ⓘ hurricane barrier ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Providence, Rhode Island
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Flood control infrastructure in Rhode Island ⓘ Hurricane barriers in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Providence ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.81°N 71.40°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Providence River ⓘ |
| designedFor | hurricane protection ⓘ |
| floodControlFunction |
blocks storm-driven tides from Narragansett Bay
ⓘ
pumps interior floodwaters to Providence River ⓘ |
| floodControlType | tidal surge barrier ⓘ |
| hasPart |
concrete floodwall
ⓘ
movable floodgates ⓘ navigation gates ⓘ pumping station ⓘ |
| hasStructuralMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
East Side, Providence
Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fox Point neighborhood waterfront
ⓘ
linked to:
Fox Point
downtown Providence waterfront ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Narragansett Bay estuary
ⓘ
linked to:
Narragansett Bay
|
| maintainedBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| namedAfter |
Fox Point neighborhood
ⓘ
linked to:
Fox Point
|
| NRHPType | engineering structure ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Providence flood protection system
ⓘ
United States Army Corps of Engineers New England flood control projects ⓘ |
| protects |
Fox Point neighborhood
ⓘ
linked to:
Fox Point
Providence waterfront ⓘ downtown Providence ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
protection from coastal flooding ⓘ protection from storm surge ⓘ |
| reasonForConstruction | damage from Hurricane Carol 1954 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Hurricane Carol 1954 ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Description of subject: The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a flood-control structure in Providence, Rhode Island, built to protect the city’s Fox Point and surrounding areas from storm surges and coastal flooding.
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