Interstate 5 in California

E817421

Interstate Highway freeway

Interstate 5 in California is a major north–south freeway that forms the backbone of the state’s highway system, connecting key cities from the Mexican border through Los Angeles and the Central Valley to the Oregon border.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Interstate 5 in California canonical	4
Interstate 5 (nearby)	2
Interstate 5 in San Juan Capistrano, California	2
Interstate 5 at Dana Point	1
Interstate 5 in Orange County	1
Interstate 5 in San Juan Capistrano	1
Interstate 5 in Santa Ana	1
Interstate 5 in Southern California	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9724527 — 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: Interstate 5 in California
Context triple: [Laguna Hills, California, locatedNear, Interstate 5 in California]

A. Interstate 5 in Los Angeles County
Interstate 5 in Los Angeles County is a major north–south freeway corridor that carries heavy regional and long-distance traffic through the heart of the Greater Los Angeles area.
B. Interstate 5 in Oregon
Interstate 5 in Oregon is the primary north–south freeway traversing the state, connecting major cities from the California border to Washington and serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
C. Interstate 5 in Redding
Interstate 5 in Redding is a major north–south freeway corridor in Northern California that serves as a key transportation route through the city and connects it to regional and interstate destinations.
D. Interstate 15 in California
Interstate 15 in California is a major north–south highway connecting the Los Angeles region to Las Vegas and beyond, traversing the Mojave Desert and serving as a key freight and travel corridor.
E. Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington
Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment of the West Coast’s primary interstate corridor, connecting the city to Portland, Oregon across the Columbia River and to the broader I-5 route through Washington state.
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: Interstate 5 in California
Target entity description: Interstate 5 in California is a major north–south freeway that forms the backbone of the state’s highway system, connecting key cities from the Mexican border through Los Angeles and the Central Valley to the Oregon border.

A. Interstate 5 in Los Angeles County
Interstate 5 in Los Angeles County is a major north–south freeway corridor that carries heavy regional and long-distance traffic through the heart of the Greater Los Angeles area.
B. Interstate 5 in Oregon
Interstate 5 in Oregon is the primary north–south freeway traversing the state, connecting major cities from the California border to Washington and serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
C. Interstate 5 in Redding
Interstate 5 in Redding is a major north–south freeway corridor in Northern California that serves as a key transportation route through the city and connects it to regional and interstate destinations.
D. Interstate 15 in California
Interstate 15 in California is a major north–south highway connecting the Los Angeles region to Las Vegas and beyond, traversing the Mojave Desert and serving as a key freight and travel corridor.
E. Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington
Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment of the West Coast’s primary interstate corridor, connecting the city to Portland, Oregon across the Columbia River and to the broader I-5 route through Washington state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Interstate Highway ⓘ freeway ⓘ
connects	Mexican border to Oregon border ⓘ
connectsTo	Mexico–United States border NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon–California border NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crosses	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta vicinity ⓘ Tehachapi Mountains via Grapevine area NERFINISHED ⓘ
direction	north–south ⓘ
forms	backbone of California’s highway system ⓘ
highwaySystem	Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ
lanes	multiple lanes in each direction in urban areas ⓘ
maintainedBy	California Department of Transportation ⓘ linked to: Caltrans
parallelTo	California State Route 99 in the Central Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Interstate 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCorridor	West Coast transportation corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Anaheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Bakersfield vicinity ⓘ Central Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Colusa County NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresno County NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings County NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ Merced County NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange County NERFINISHED ⓘ Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento County NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego County NERFINISHED ⓘ San Joaquin County NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Ana NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Clarita NERFINISHED ⓘ Shasta County NERFINISHED ⓘ Siskiyou County NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanislaus County NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockton vicinity ⓘ Tehama County NERFINISHED ⓘ Yolo County NERFINISHED ⓘ
routeNumber	5 ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
terminusNorthState	Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusSouth	San Ysidro Port of Entry NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusSouthCity	San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusSouthCountry	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	freight transport ⓘ long-distance passenger travel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited