Oregon Route 242
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Oregon Route 242 is a scenic mountain highway in Oregon that crosses the Cascade Range via McKenzie Pass, known for its narrow, winding alignment and views of volcanic landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon Route 242 canonical | 7 |
| Oregon Route 242 (McKenzie Highway) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7171497 — 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: Oregon Route 242 Context triple: [Oregon Route 126, overlapsWith, Oregon Route 242]
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A.
Oregon Route 224
Oregon Route 224 is a state highway in Oregon that runs southeast from the Portland metropolitan area into the Clackamas River corridor, providing access to communities, recreation areas, and the Mount Hood National Forest.
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B.
Oregon Route 402
Oregon Route 402 is a state highway in eastern Oregon that runs between Kimberly and Long Creek, serving as a connector through rural Grant County.
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C.
Oregon Route 42
Oregon Route 42 is a state highway in southwestern Oregon that connects the city of Roseburg with the coastal city of Coos Bay.
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D.
Oregon Route 542
Oregon Route 542 is a state highway in southwestern Oregon that connects the city of Powers to the regional road network.
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E.
Oregon Route 202
Oregon Route 202 is a state highway in northwestern Oregon that runs between Astoria and Jewell through forested and coastal areas.
- 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: Oregon Route 242 Target entity description: Oregon Route 242 is a scenic mountain highway in Oregon that crosses the Cascade Range via McKenzie Pass, known for its narrow, winding alignment and views of volcanic landscapes.
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A.
Oregon Route 224
Oregon Route 224 is a state highway in Oregon that runs southeast from the Portland metropolitan area into the Clackamas River corridor, providing access to communities, recreation areas, and the Mount Hood National Forest.
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B.
Oregon Route 402
Oregon Route 402 is a state highway in eastern Oregon that runs between Kimberly and Long Creek, serving as a connector through rural Grant County.
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C.
Oregon Route 42
Oregon Route 42 is a state highway in southwestern Oregon that connects the city of Roseburg with the coastal city of Coos Bay.
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D.
Oregon Route 542
Oregon Route 542 is a state highway in southwestern Oregon that connects the city of Powers to the regional road network.
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E.
Oregon Route 202
Oregon Route 202 is a state highway in northwestern Oregon that runs between Astoria and Jewell through forested and coastal areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass road
ⓘ
scenic highway ⓘ state highway ⓘ |
| connects |
McKenzie River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
McKenzie River basin
Sisters, Oregon area ⓘ
linked to:
Sisters, Oregon
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
McKenzie Pass ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | near Sisters, Oregon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited width
ⓘ
seasonal closure in winter ⓘ vehicle length restrictions ⓘ |
| hasScenicCharacteristic |
forest scenery
ⓘ
lava rock formations ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
narrow alignment
ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ sharp curves ⓘ steep grades ⓘ volcanic landscapes ⓘ winding roadway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deschutes County, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Lane County, Oregon ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Oregon Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Cascade volcanoes
ⓘ
linked to:
Cascade Volcanoes
lava flows ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Oregon Route 126 (regionally)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon Route 126
|
| partOf | Oregon state highway system ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Willamette National Forest
ⓘ
lava fields near McKenzie Pass ⓘ |
| reopensTypically | late spring or early summer ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| seasonalClosureReason | snow ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling
ⓘ
recreational driving ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | near Springfield, Oregon ⓘ |
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: Oregon Route 242 Description of subject: Oregon Route 242 is a scenic mountain highway in Oregon that crosses the Cascade Range via McKenzie Pass, known for its narrow, winding alignment and views of volcanic landscapes.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oregon Route 242