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Route 32 (Iceland)
() or Route 32 is a national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ... in the Southern Region of Iceland. It runs from Route 30, through Þjórsárdalur valley to the intersection of Landvegur. References {{Reflist Roads in Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landvegur
Landvegur () or Route 26 is a national road in Southern Region. It runs from the ring road near Hella through the ''Landssveit'' area to the intersection of Þjórsárdalsvegur. From there it is called Sprengisandsleið, although this name is also refers to Route F26, which starts at the end of Route 26 near Þórisvatn Þórisvatn (; sometimes anglicized to Thorisvatn) is the largest lake of Iceland, situated at the south end of Sprengisandur highland road within the highlands of Iceland. It is a reservoir of a surface about 88 km2 and uses the energy of .... See also * Sprengisandsleið References {{reflist Roads in Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roads In Iceland
This article lists numbered roads in Iceland. History As late as 1900 Iceland had only a few miles of roading suitable for wheeled transport, mostly located in the southern regions of the island. A network of bridle paths permitted travel and transport elsewhere. Beginning in 1888 a series of iron bridges were constructed to cross major rivers.Page 231, Volume 14, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition Road types National roads Roads belonging to the national highway system are maintained by the Icelandic Road Administration. They are categorized into the following types: * Primary Road (S) - all roads belonging to the so-called Grid Icelandic transport. ** Primary highland road * Secondary road (T) - are the roads that connect institutions and tengivegi, and are generally over 10 km in length. * Local access (H) - Roads to individual farms and regional connections that do not qualify tengivega (district roads with four-digit numbers are not listed here). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Region (Iceland)
Southern Region ( is, Suðurland , lit: ''Southern Land'') is a region of Iceland. The population of the region was 28,399 (1 January 2020). The largest town in the region is Selfoss, with a population of 6,000. See also * Regions of Iceland The regions of Iceland are eight areas of Iceland that roughly follow the arrangement of parliamentary constituencies as they were between 1959 and 2003. These regions are not incorporated polities but rather recognized groupings of municipalities ... External links *Source {{iceland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 30 (Iceland)
() or Route 30 is a national road in the Southern Region of Iceland. It runs from Route 1 east of Þjórsá, through the village of Flúðir to the intersection of Biskupstungnabraut Route 35 is one of the interior roads of Iceland. The road is divided into two main sections. The first part is called () and runs from about one kilometer northwest of Selfoss up to Gullfoss. It is a road for all cars. The second part is {{IP .... References {{Reflist Roads in Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þjórsárdalur
Þjórsárdalur () is a valley in Árnessýsla county in Iceland that lies between mount Búrfell (Þjórsárdal), Búrfell alongside the river Þjórsá to the east and mount Skriðufell to the west. The valley is quite flattened over and pumicey after repeated eruption of the nearby volcano Hekla as well as other volcanoes in the vicinity like the Vatnaöldur volcanic system which produced Iceland's biggest known lavafield Þjórsá Lava (Þjórsárhraun) in prehistoric times or the Grímsnes volcanic system with the crater Kerið. Landmarks in Þjórsárdal include Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng, Gjáin, Háifoss, and Vegghamrar. Geography and Nature Þjórsárdalur valley is divided into two valley floors: Rauðukambar, Rauðukamba in the eastern part; and Bergólfsstaðaá (towards the river Sandá) in the west. On the inside of both valleys is the mountain Fossalda, and east of the river Fossá is Stangarfell. The next mountain towards the southwest is Skeljafell; after tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 26 (Iceland)
Landvegur () or Route 26 is a national road in Southern Region. It runs from the ring road near Hella through the ''Landssveit'' area to the intersection of Þjórsárdalsvegur. From there it is called Sprengisandsleið, although this name is also refers to Route F26, which starts at the end of Route 26 near Þórisvatn Þórisvatn (; sometimes anglicized to Thorisvatn) is the largest lake of Iceland, situated at the south end of Sprengisandur highland road within the highlands of Iceland. It is a reservoir of a surface about 88 km2 and uses the energy of .... See also * Sprengisandsleið References {{reflist Roads in Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
