Cribstone Bridge
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Cribstone Bridge is a historic granite cribwork bridge in Maine, renowned for its unique open-stone design that allows strong tidal currents to pass through without damaging the structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cribstone Bridge canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7973414 — 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: Cribstone Bridge Context triple: [Bailey Island, connectedBy, Cribstone Bridge]
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A.
Redheugh Bridge
Redheugh Bridge is a road bridge in North East England that carries traffic between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead across the River Tyne.
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B.
Bainsford Bridge
Bainsford Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge in Bainsford, Falkirk, Scotland, spanning the Forth and Clyde Canal and serving as a key local transport link.
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C.
Grindleford Bridge
Grindleford Bridge is a historic stone road bridge in the village of Grindleford in Derbyshire, England, spanning the River Derwent in the Peak District.
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D.
Birchenough Bridge
Birchenough Bridge is a historic steel arch road bridge over the Save River in Zimbabwe, renowned as one of the country’s major engineering landmarks.
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E.
Rothbury Bridge
Rothbury Bridge is a historic stone road bridge spanning the River Coquet in the village of Rothbury, Northumberland, England.
- 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: Cribstone Bridge Target entity description: Cribstone Bridge is a historic granite cribwork bridge in Maine, renowned for its unique open-stone design that allows strong tidal currents to pass through without damaging the structure.
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A.
Redheugh Bridge
Redheugh Bridge is a road bridge in North East England that carries traffic between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead across the River Tyne.
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B.
Bainsford Bridge
Bainsford Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge in Bainsford, Falkirk, Scotland, spanning the Forth and Clyde Canal and serving as a key local transport link.
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C.
Grindleford Bridge
Grindleford Bridge is a historic stone road bridge in the village of Grindleford in Derbyshire, England, spanning the River Derwent in the Peak District.
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D.
Birchenough Bridge
Birchenough Bridge is a historic steel arch road bridge over the Save River in Zimbabwe, renowned as one of the country’s major engineering landmarks.
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E.
Rothbury Bridge
Rothbury Bridge is a historic stone road bridge spanning the River Coquet in the village of Rothbury, Northumberland, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
granite cribwork bridge ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| allows | free flow of tides between Harpswell Sound and Merriconeag Sound ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bailey Island Bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | cribwork ⓘ |
| builtFor | improving access to Bailey Island ⓘ |
| builtUsing | locally quarried granite ⓘ |
| connects |
Bailey Island
ⓘ
Orrs Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Willis Strait ⓘ |
| design | open-stone cribwork ⓘ |
| designedTo |
allow tidal currents to pass through
ⓘ
resist damage from strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | rare surviving example of cribstone bridge construction ⓘ |
| hasDeckType | concrete roadway deck on granite cribwork ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 43.737° N ⓘ |
| hasLoadType | two-lane vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 69.986° W ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | low-level causeway bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| isListedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| length | about 1,150 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, Maine
ⓘ
Harpswell, Maine ⓘ Maine ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bailey Island Road ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maine Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ability to withstand strong tidal currents
ⓘ
unique open-stone design ⓘ use of stacked granite slabs without mortar ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 75000105 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 34 ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Maine
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| partOf | U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstruction | underwent major rehabilitation in late 2000s ⓘ |
| reconstructionApproach | preserved original cribstone appearance ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 2010 ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| trafficType | road traffic ⓘ |
| width | about 25 feet ⓘ |
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Subject: Cribstone Bridge Description of subject: Cribstone Bridge is a historic granite cribwork bridge in Maine, renowned for its unique open-stone design that allows strong tidal currents to pass through without damaging the structure.
Referenced by (5)
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