A hundred and six years after it first opened, the premier bridge traversing the  New Jersey Palisades in Hudson County was scheduled to reopen at 6 p.m. on  Monday, July 7. The 14th Street Viaduct links Hoboken to Union City and Jersey  City Heights. It underwent a two-year construction process that saw it fully  replaced.

The original viaduct was opened in 1908, hosting both Model T  Fords and trolley cars. However, according to Hudson County Engineer Demetrio  Arencibia, it was designed before the demands of automobiles were fully  understood, and as a result could only support two lanes of traffic under  current standards. After years of damage, the structure was functionally  obsolete.

The new four-lane, 1,177-foot long viaduct has been at least 10  years in the making. Scoping began in 2003, followed by construction in August  2011. 

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