University Avenue Bridge
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The University Avenue Bridge is a historic movable bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying University Avenue over the Schuylkill River and serving as an important connection between West Philadelphia and the city's medical and university districts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University Avenue Bridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T512335 — 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: University Avenue Bridge Context triple: [Schuylkill River, crossedBy, University Avenue Bridge]
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A.
Willis Avenue Bridge
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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B.
Park Avenue Bridge
The Park Avenue Bridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge in New York City that carries Metro-North Railroad tracks between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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C.
Madison Avenue Bridge
The Madison Avenue Bridge is a historic swing bridge in New York City that carries Madison Avenue traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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D.
145th Street Bridge
The 145th Street Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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E.
Third Avenue Bridge
The Third Avenue Bridge is a major swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
- 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: University Avenue Bridge Target entity description: The University Avenue Bridge is a historic movable bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying University Avenue over the Schuylkill River and serving as an important connection between West Philadelphia and the city's medical and university districts.
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A.
Willis Avenue Bridge
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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B.
Park Avenue Bridge
The Park Avenue Bridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge in New York City that carries Metro-North Railroad tracks between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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C.
Madison Avenue Bridge
The Madison Avenue Bridge is a historic swing bridge in New York City that carries Madison Avenue traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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D.
145th Street Bridge
The 145th Street Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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E.
Third Avenue Bridge
The Third Avenue Bridge is a major swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bascule bridge
ⓘ
historic bridge ⓘ movable bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| carries | University Avenue ⓘ |
| category |
Bascule bridges in the United States
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Bridges completed in 1930 ⓘ Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia ⓘ Bridges over the Schuylkill River ⓘ Road bridges in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| connects |
West Philadelphia
ⓘ
medical district of Philadelphia ⓘ university district of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to:
University City, Philadelphia
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| crossesAt |
Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
ⓘ
linked to:
Schuylkill River
|
| designer | Paul Philippe Cret ⓘ |
| engineer | Ralph Modjeski ⓘ |
| function |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasComponent | double-leaf bascule span ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Art Deco and Beaux-Arts detailing ⓘ |
| hasLighting | ornamental lighting ⓘ |
| hasMovableSpanType | trunnion bascule ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | multiple ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isOn | University Avenue, Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy |
City of Philadelphia
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | University Avenue ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | May 26, 1994 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 94000505 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| owner |
City of Philadelphia
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| partOf |
Schuylkill River crossing network in Philadelphia
ⓘ
linked to:
Schuylkill Expressway bridges
|
| regionServed |
University City
ⓘ
West Philadelphia ⓘ |
| significance | important connection between West Philadelphia and university and medical districts ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to University of Pennsylvania area
ⓘ
access to medical institutions in Philadelphia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: University Avenue Bridge Description of subject: The University Avenue Bridge is a historic movable bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying University Avenue over the Schuylkill River and serving as an important connection between West Philadelphia and the city's medical and university districts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.