U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque
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U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque is a major federal highway corridor running through Dubuque, Iowa, connecting the city to regional and interstate routes along the Upper Mississippi River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque canonical | 1 |
| U.S. Route 52 in Iowa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8187535 — 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: U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque Context triple: [Iowa Highway 52, hasJunctionWith, U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque]
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A.
Iowa Highway 52
Iowa Highway 52 is a state highway in northeastern Iowa that runs through communities such as Decorah, providing a key north–south route connecting local towns and regional highways.
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B.
Iowa Highway 44
Iowa Highway 44 is an east–west state highway in Iowa that runs across the central part of the state, connecting several rural communities and serving as a regional connector route.
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C.
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa is a north–south U.S. Highway running through western Iowa, connecting small towns and rural areas between the Missouri and Minnesota state lines.
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D.
Iowa State Highway
Iowa State Highway is a network of state-maintained roads in Iowa that connects cities, towns, and key regions across the state.
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E.
Iowa Highway 5
Iowa Highway 5 is a state highway in southern Iowa that serves as a key east–west route connecting communities and facilitating regional travel.
- 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: U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque Target entity description: U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque is a major federal highway corridor running through Dubuque, Iowa, connecting the city to regional and interstate routes along the Upper Mississippi River.
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A.
Iowa Highway 52
Iowa Highway 52 is a state highway in northeastern Iowa that runs through communities such as Decorah, providing a key north–south route connecting local towns and regional highways.
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B.
Iowa Highway 44
Iowa Highway 44 is an east–west state highway in Iowa that runs across the central part of the state, connecting several rural communities and serving as a regional connector route.
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C.
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa is a north–south U.S. Highway running through western Iowa, connecting small towns and rural areas between the Missouri and Minnesota state lines.
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D.
Iowa State Highway
Iowa State Highway is a network of state-maintained roads in Iowa that connects cities, towns, and key regions across the state.
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E.
Iowa Highway 5
Iowa Highway 5 is a state highway in southern Iowa that serves as a key east–west route connecting communities and facilitating regional travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
highway segment ⓘ |
| connects |
Dubuque to communities north along the Mississippi River
ⓘ
Dubuque to communities south along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Iowa Highway 3
ⓘ
Iowa Highway 32 ⓘ U.S. Route 151 in Dubuque ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 151 in Iowa
U.S. Route 20 in Dubuque ⓘ U.S. Route 61 in Dubuque ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 61 in Iowa
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | north–south in the Dubuque area ⓘ |
| followsRiver |
Upper Mississippi River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River
|
| hasFunction |
commuter route
ⓘ
freight corridor ⓘ interstate connector ⓘ regional connector ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal-aid highway system ⓘ |
| isNumberedAs | U.S. 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | U.S. 52 corridor between Iowa and surrounding states ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dubuque County, Iowa
ⓘ
Dubuque, Iowa ⓘ
linked to:
Dubuque
state of Iowa ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa
|
| maintainedBy | Iowa Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough | city of Dubuque ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Upper Mississippi River region
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Mississippi Valley
|
| roadType |
federal highway
ⓘ
surface arterial ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Mississippi River valley near Dubuque ⓘ |
| serves |
Dubuque metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Dubuque metropolitan area region
|
| supports |
cross-state travel through eastern Iowa
ⓘ
regional economic activity in Dubuque ⓘ |
| traverses |
river bluff terrain near Dubuque
ⓘ
urban areas of Dubuque ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial traffic
ⓘ
local access within Dubuque ⓘ tourist travel along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque Description of subject: U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque is a major federal highway corridor running through Dubuque, Iowa, connecting the city to regional and interstate routes along the Upper Mississippi River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Highway 52 in Dubuque