St. Croix Crossing
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St. Croix Crossing is a modern extradosed bridge spanning the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, designed to improve traffic flow and replace the aging Stillwater Lift Bridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Croix Crossing canonical | 1 |
| St. Croix Crossing project (historic conversion component) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9546491 — 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: St. Croix Crossing Context triple: [Minnesota State Highway 36, bridgeUsed, St. Croix Crossing]
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A.
Tilikum Crossing
Tilikum Crossing is a cable-stayed bridge in Portland, Oregon, designed to carry light rail, buses, streetcars, cyclists, and pedestrians while prohibiting private car traffic.
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B.
Woodyard Crossing
Woodyard Crossing is a shopping and commercial center located in Clinton, Maryland.
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C.
New Cross
New Cross is an inner-city district in southeast London known for its vibrant arts and music scene, diverse community, and proximity to Goldsmiths, University of London.
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D.
Narrows Bridge
Narrows Bridge is a major road bridge in Perth, Western Australia, carrying traffic across the Swan River and forming a key part of the city’s transport network.
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E.
Sellars Bridge
Sellars Bridge is a historic canal bridge spanning the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire, England, serving as a crossing point for local road traffic.
- 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: St. Croix Crossing Target entity description: St. Croix Crossing is a modern extradosed bridge spanning the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, designed to improve traffic flow and replace the aging Stillwater Lift Bridge.
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A.
Tilikum Crossing
Tilikum Crossing is a cable-stayed bridge in Portland, Oregon, designed to carry light rail, buses, streetcars, cyclists, and pedestrians while prohibiting private car traffic.
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B.
Woodyard Crossing
Woodyard Crossing is a shopping and commercial center located in Clinton, Maryland.
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C.
New Cross
New Cross is an inner-city district in southeast London known for its vibrant arts and music scene, diverse community, and proximity to Goldsmiths, University of London.
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D.
Narrows Bridge
Narrows Bridge is a major road bridge in Perth, Western Australia, carrying traffic across the Swan River and forming a key part of the city’s transport network.
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E.
Sellars Bridge
Sellars Bridge is a historic canal bridge spanning the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire, England, serving as a crossing point for local road traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extradosed bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
St. Croix River Crossing Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Croix Crossing Bridge
|
| bridgeType | extradosed ⓘ |
| carries |
Minnesota State Highway 36
ⓘ
Wisconsin State Highway 64 ⓘ four lanes of motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Oak Park Heights, Minnesota
ⓘ
St. Joseph, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 45.041°N 92.800°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Minnesota–Wisconsin state line
ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin–Minnesota border
St. Croix River ⓘ |
| deckType | concrete ⓘ |
| designedTo |
improve traffic flow in Stillwater area
ⓘ
minimize environmental impact on St. Croix River ⓘ reduce congestion on Stillwater Lift Bridge ⓘ |
| hasApproachSpans | steel box girder and concrete spans ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
low-profile extradosed towers to reduce visual impact
ⓘ
stay cables anchored to concrete towers ⓘ |
| hasFeature | shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 5 ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Houlton, Wisconsin
ⓘ
Stillwater, Minnesota ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 192 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Minnesota Department of Transportation
ⓘ
Wisconsin Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | St. Croix River ⓘ |
| opened | 2017-08-02 ⓘ |
| openedAfter | federal legislation allowing construction in Wild and Scenic River ⓘ |
| openedHistoricBridgeTo | pedestrian and bicycle use on Stillwater Lift Bridge ⓘ |
| openedToMotorVehicles | 2017-08-02 ⓘ |
| openedToPedestrians | 2017-08-02 ⓘ |
| partOf |
St. Croix River Crossing Project
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Croix Crossing Bridge
U.S. Highway 12 corridor ⓘ |
| passesOver | federally protected Wild and Scenic River ⓘ |
| projectCost | approximately 646 million USD ⓘ |
| reducedTrafficOn | Stillwater Lift Bridge ⓘ |
| region |
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
ⓘ
Washington County, Minnesota ⓘ |
| replaced | Stillwater Lift Bridge ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| totalLength | 1510 m ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Croix Crossing Description of subject: St. Croix Crossing is a modern extradosed bridge spanning the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, designed to improve traffic flow and replace the aging Stillwater Lift Bridge.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: St. Croix Crossing