Route 35 is one of the interior roads of

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. The road is divided into two main sections. The first part is called () and runs from about one kilometer northwest of Selfoss up to

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. It is a road for all cars. The second part is {{IPA-is, ˈcʰalˌvɛːɣʏr̥}. This is a highland road which runs over the

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plateau. The mountain road has the number F35. Route 35 in total is 237 km long.

Biskupstungnabraut

From the Ring Road (1) the road heads north-east through

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forming the primary route to the tourist hotspots of

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and

. Along the way the road meets several other routes such as Þingvallavegur (36), Laugarvatnsvegur (37) with distinctive peninsulas and Skálholt Way (31) and Hrunamannavegur (30). Near the road are a number of attractions. These include volcanic crater lake

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, waterfall Faxi in Tungufljóti and of course, Geysir and Gullfoss. The road crosses the Alviðra. The original bridge was built in 1905 and was its major improvement for the transport in its time. The current bridge was built in 1983. Biskupstungnabraut runs for 69 km from the Suðurlandsvegur up to

Kjalvegur Keel

Kjalvegur takes over from Gullfoss with the number F35 (previously F37). North of Gullfoss, there is a river crossing where traffic must ford over the river. The road ends at Svínvetningabraut (731) at the Langamýri junction in Blöndudalur. Kjalvegur Keel is 168 km long.

Biskupstungnabraut

Kjalvegur Keel

See also