14th Street is a

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, designated County Route 670. It begins at an intersection with Manhattan Avenue in Union City, also known as the South Wing Viaduct, and proceeds east over the 14th Street Viaduct to terminate at Sinatra Drive on the banks of the

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. It is located at the northern end of Hoboken's street grid, and one of the only east–west streets in the city that allows for

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traffic. It is located two blocks south of

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The Viaduct

The four laneDavis, Carlo (July 27, 2014). "Bridge open!" ''

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''. pp. 3 and 4. 14th Street Viaduct begins at the intersection of Willow Avenue, and travels perpendicular to the

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in Union City. It ascends to connect to the Wing Viaduct (which is designated as CR 683), which runs along the face of the cliff. Portions of the massive

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were originally parts of the

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's Hillside Line. At its summit the south wing becomes

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, while the north wing rises to Manhattan Avenue and Mountain Road. Just north of its lower end is the Willow Avenue Viaduct, which travels over the

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and serves local as well as

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-bound traffic.Sullivan, Al (January 19, 2014). "Road to success?". ''The Union City Reporter''. pp. 1 and 9. The 1,460 foot-long Viaduct was constructed in 1908, and provided a road for horses and carriages. It is estimated that that Viaduct carries approximately 20,000 vehicles daily."Ceremony in Hoboken on Monday will celebrate 14th Street Viaduct completion"
. ''

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''. July 3, 2014. It does not have a designated bike lane, but does include a sidewalk and small shoulder on its southern side. Plans were unveiled for improvements to the area beneath the bridge on September 7, 2010, which include a dog run, playground, raised sidewalks and narrower streets for improved pedestrian safety, a block of active recreation space with a multi-use court and two blocks of multi-purpose space that can be used for farmer's markets and other community purposes. The plans also include the closing of east-west blocks of South Marginal Street to vehicular traffic, which was already done with the street in front of the

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that opened just south of the Viaduct's span in 2009. The plans were part of a $55 million federally funded improvement project for

that was spurred by the 2007 collapse of the

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. Limits on the reconstruction were imposed by the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, due to the structure's historic significance. The restoration of the Viaduct is also attributed as the cause of the increased development in the area of Washington Park in Union City and Ogden Avenue in Jersey City, which to which South Wing of the Viaduct lead via Manhattan Avenue. Projects are also being developed at the foot of the Viaduct, including retail and residential construction, and at other areas near the Viaduct that were previously occupied by manufacturing and warehousing facilities. The renovation's completion was delayed by

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, but nonetheless completed before the revised, post-Sandy deadline of August 2014. A ceremony was held on July 7, 2014 to mark the completion of work on the Viaduct. Mayor

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, Senator

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, and several other mayors and dignitaries were to be on hand to celebrate the completed renovation. The completed viaduct opened on July 21, though some elements of the renovation were to be completed past this date, such as

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-connected security cameras above and below the structure, accessible by the police departments of Hoboken, Union City and Jersey City, as well as the Hudson County Sheriff's office. In June 2022, Bike Hudson County and other activists began a petition to have a protected multi-use

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designated on the Viaduct. During installation of protective railings on the sidewalk in July 2022, sand barrels placed as barriers to protect the construction were hit by cars, which Bike County Hudson pointed to as evidence of the need for a separate bike lane. On September 28, Union City Mayor

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formally announced his support for the proposal, joining County Commissioner Fanny Cedeno, who represented Union City and

, and Jersey City Mayor

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Transportation

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operates bus routes 22, 89 (to North Hudson) 119 and 126 (to

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) along the street. A ferry operated from the foot of 14th Street from 1886 to 1942, running to 14th Street or 23rd Street in Manhattan. It was later replaced by a

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drydock."Hoboken Shipyards"
globalsecurity.org. Retrieved July 28, 2014. In 2001 ferry service was restored. Operated by

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, daily service runs to the

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(with some trips via

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), and additional weekday peak service runs to the

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and

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ferry terminals.

Major intersections

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The Viaduct

Transportation

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