QEW highway
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The QEW highway (Queen Elizabeth Way) is a major controlled-access freeway in Ontario, Canada, connecting Toronto with the Niagara Peninsula and serving as a key route to the U.S. border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| QEW highway canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10081265 — 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: QEW highway Context triple: [Martindale Pond, near, QEW highway]
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A.
Ontario Highway 41
Ontario Highway 41 is a provincial highway in eastern Ontario, Canada, that runs north–south through rural communities and scenic countryside, connecting the Ottawa Valley with regions to the south.
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B.
Ontario Highway 33
Ontario Highway 33 is a provincial highway in southeastern Ontario that runs along the north shore of Lake Ontario, connecting communities such as Kingston and Picton and serving as part of the scenic Loyalist Parkway route.
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C.
Ontario Highway 11
Ontario Highway 11 is a major provincial highway in Ontario, Canada, that runs north–south through much of Northern Ontario and serves as a key route connecting numerous remote and rural communities.
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D.
Ontario Highway 8
Ontario Highway 8 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario that connects several communities, including Stratford, to larger regional routes and urban centers.
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E.
Ontario Highway 404
Ontario Highway 404 is a major north–south controlled-access freeway in the Greater Toronto Area that connects Toronto to communities in York Region and extends toward Georgina, Ontario.
- 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: QEW highway Target entity description: The QEW highway (Queen Elizabeth Way) is a major controlled-access freeway in Ontario, Canada, connecting Toronto with the Niagara Peninsula and serving as a key route to the U.S. border.
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A.
Ontario Highway 41
Ontario Highway 41 is a provincial highway in eastern Ontario, Canada, that runs north–south through rural communities and scenic countryside, connecting the Ottawa Valley with regions to the south.
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B.
Ontario Highway 33
Ontario Highway 33 is a provincial highway in southeastern Ontario that runs along the north shore of Lake Ontario, connecting communities such as Kingston and Picton and serving as part of the scenic Loyalist Parkway route.
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C.
Ontario Highway 11
Ontario Highway 11 is a major provincial highway in Ontario, Canada, that runs north–south through much of Northern Ontario and serves as a key route connecting numerous remote and rural communities.
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D.
Ontario Highway 8
Ontario Highway 8 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario that connects several communities, including Stratford, to larger regional routes and urban centers.
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E.
Ontario Highway 404
Ontario Highway 404 is a major north–south controlled-access freeway in the Greater Toronto Area that connects Toronto to communities in York Region and extends toward Georgina, Ontario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controlled-access highway
ⓘ
freeway ⓘ road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| abbreviation | QEW ⓘ |
| accessControl | grade-separated interchanges ⓘ |
| belongsTo | 401-series style freeway system in Southern Ontario ⓘ |
| connects |
Niagara Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Niagara Region
Toronto ⓘ U.S. border at Niagara region ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Interstate highway network in the United States via Peace Bridge ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interchanges instead of intersections
ⓘ
median barrier ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Gardiner Expressway
ⓘ
Highway 403 ⓘ Highway 405 ⓘ Highway 406 ⓘ Highway 427 ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Queen Elizabeth Way ⓘ |
| hasShortName | QEW highway ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| isOneOf | busiest highways in Ontario ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ontario ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)
|
| namedAfter |
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
|
| openedAs | dual highway ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Lake Ontario shoreline in parts ⓘ |
| partOf | Ontario provincial highway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Burlington
ⓘ
Hamilton ⓘ Mississauga ⓘ Niagara Falls, Ontario ⓘ Oakville ⓘ
linked to:
Oakville, Ontario
St. Catharines ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Golden Horseshoe
ⓘ
Greater Toronto Area ⓘ Niagara Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Niagara Region
|
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| roadType | controlled-access freeway ⓘ |
| speedLimit | typically 100 km/h ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Fort Erie, Ontario
ⓘ
Peace Bridge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial freight traffic
ⓘ
commuter traffic ⓘ tourist traffic to Niagara Falls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: QEW highway Description of subject: The QEW highway (Queen Elizabeth Way) is a major controlled-access freeway in Ontario, Canada, connecting Toronto with the Niagara Peninsula and serving as a key route to the U.S. border.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.