Borgarfjarðarbrú (, "Borgarfjörður bridge") is the second longest bridge in
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, after
Skeiðarárbrú. It crosses
Borgarfjörður
Borgarfjörður () is a fjord in the west of Iceland near the town of Borgarnes. Although the waters of Borgarfjörður appear calm, the fjord has significant undercurrents and shallows. The many flat islands lying in the fjord are for the most ...
, linking
Borgarnes
Borgarnes () is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland and is the largest town in the Borgarbyggð municipality with a population of about 3800 residents. It is a main junction in Iceland and the gateway to the ...
to
Route 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered S ...
(the Ring Road) and connecting the town with other parts of Iceland. It spans 520 m and was opened on 13 September 1981,
with repairs being done in 2012.
Before the bridge was opened, the Ring Road crossed the Hvítá river upstream of its mouth into Borgarfjörður at the
bridge at Ferjukot opened in 1928.
References
Bridges in Iceland
Borgarbyggð
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