Route 1 (Iceland)
The Hringvegur [' Rink ˌ ː ɣʏr̥ vε ] (Eng. ring road ) or Þjóðvegur 1 (German National Road 1) is a main highway in Iceland and as such part of the Icelandic road system. With the exception of two sections (the longer bypass may be ) is paved the entire ring road. With the exception of some bridges it is also continuous two-lane ( in and around Reykjavik three to four lanes ).
Course
The Hringvegur runs around the main island of Iceland has a total length of 1339 km. Almost all major cities and towns are at it, from the capital Reykjavík Borg Arnes, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Höfn to Selfoss.
From Reykjavík to Borgarnes
- Reykjavík, Vesturlandsvegur (km 0) - 430
- - 458 by Kjalarnes
From Borgarnes to Blönduós
- Borgarnes - 54 to the Snæfellsnes peninsula and after Ólafsvík
- - 72 to Hvammstangi
- - 711 to the peninsula Vatnsnes
- - 714
- - 715
- Lækjamót
- 721 - after Þingeyrar
- - 722
- - 724
- - 725
From Blönduós to Akureyri
- Blönduós
- - 731
- - 741
- - 74 after Skagaströnd
- Holtastaðir
- - 734
- - 762
- - 752 by Steinsstaðabyggð
- Varmahlíð - 75 after Sauðárkrókur
From Akureyri to Egilsstaðir
- Akureyri 821 - after Hrafnagil
- - 832 by Hrafnagil
- - 87 to Húsavík
- - 931
From Egilsstaðir to Höfn
- Egilsstaðir - 93 to Seyðisfjörður
- - 92 after Eskifjörður Neskaupstaður
- - 96 after Reyðarfjörður
- - 98 to the airport from Djúpivogur
From Höfn to Selfoss
- Höfn
- Bjarnanes
- - 984
- - 986
- - F985
- - 998
- Skeiðarárbrú ( bridge over the Skeiðará, length: 904 m)
- Kálfalfell - 201
- - 203
- - 204
- - 215
- - 218
- - 219
- - 222
- - 221
- - 242
- - 243
- - 245
- - 246
- - 247
- - 249
- - 251
- - 252
- - 255
- Hvolsvöllur - 261
- - 262
- Hella - 25 after Þykkvibaer
From Selfoss to Reykjavik
- Selfoss - 34 after Stokkseyri
- - 38 after Þorlákshöfn
History
First, the connection north to Akureyri was expanded as well to the southeast towards Selfoss on the Hellisheiði, where they remained at around the course of former major pathways. This saw even in the 1930s, quite adventurous of how one can recognize by extant plays about on the Holtavörðuheiði. Not for nothing presents itself at this high level ( plaque on Kattahrýggur ) a pair of proud that this has dared adventure photographer.
Only certain parts of the road between Egilsstaðir south to the coast at Breiddalsvík still present itself as a gravel road. The alternative through the East Fjords is already paved. The road is, however, constantly improved, it has already been paved almost universally, last approximately between Egilsstaðir and Mývatn on the desert-like plateau Möðrudalsöræfi. New routes and the opening of tunnels shorten the route again and again, such as by expanding the tunnel under the Hvalfjörður in Akranes and the recently opened tunnel under the pass Almannaskarð east of Höfn. Here was formerly the largest gradient of the ring road.
Importance
The Hringvegur is therefore the most important traffic artery Islands. He is popular with tourists in Iceland still very popular, but there are numerous tourist attractions in their vicinity.
In recent years, their artists have also adopted and made it the subject of films and novels about the film Hringurinn of Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1984) and the novel Hjartastaður ( Herzort ) of Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (1995).