Puente de Alcántara

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Roman arch bridge road bridge stone bridge

Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Alcántara Bridge	9
Puente de Alcántara canonical	5
Alcántara	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534451 — 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: Puente de Alcántara
Context triple: [Toledo, hasLandmark, Puente de Alcántara]

A. Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
B. Maria Pia Bridge
Maria Pia Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railway arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its pioneering engineering and elegant single-span design.
C. 25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a large suspension bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, often compared to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for its similar appearance and iconic status.
D. Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
E. Son bridge
Son bridge is a strategically important bridge in the Netherlands that played a crucial role during the World War II Allied offensive known as Operation Market Garden.
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: Puente de Alcántara
Target entity description: Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.

A. Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
B. Maria Pia Bridge
Maria Pia Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railway arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its pioneering engineering and elegant single-span design.
C. 25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a large suspension bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, often compared to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for its similar appearance and iconic status.
D. Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
E. Son bridge
Son bridge is a strategically important bridge in the Netherlands that played a crucial role during the World War II Allied offensive known as Operation Market Garden.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman arch bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ
connects	eastern bank of the Tagus River ⓘ old city of Toledo ⓘ linked to: Toledo, Spain
country	Spain ⓘ
crosses	Tagus River ⓘ
function	city entrance ⓘ river crossing ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	protected monument ⓘ
hasFeature	coat of arms of Spanish monarchs ⓘ defensive battlements ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ Roman period ⓘ linked to: Roman Antiquity
hasNameEtymology	from Arabic al-Qanṭarah (the bridge) ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	Bridge of the Arch ⓘ
hasParapet	stone parapet ⓘ
hasPart	gate tower ⓘ medieval defensive tower ⓘ
hasRoadway	paved deck ⓘ
hasStructure	stone arches ⓘ
hasViewOf	Tagus River gorge ⓘ Toledo city walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ Monument (Spain) ⓘ
isPartOf	cultural heritage of Spain ⓘ
isPopularFor	historical tourism ⓘ panoramic views of Toledo ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Castile-La Mancha ⓘ Spain ⓘ Toledo ⓘ historic centre of Toledo ⓘ
locatedOn	eastern side of Toledo ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Alcántara ⓘ
near	Alcázar of Toledo ⓘ Toledo railway station ⓘ
partOf	fortifications of Toledo ⓘ linked to: Toledo city walls
significance	important communication route over Tagus ⓘ key entrance to old Toledo ⓘ
spans	Tagus River ⓘ
touristAttraction	Toledo ⓘ
usedFor	pedestrian traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ

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