Route 1 (Iceland)
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Route 1 or the Ring Road is a national road in Iceland that circles the entire country. As a major trunk route, it is considered to be the most important piece of transport infrastructure in Iceland a
2+1 expressway at the Hellisheiði mountain pass, between Reykjavík and Hveragerði
Road sign for a single-lane bridge in Iceland
Ölfusárbrú in Selfoss, built in 1945, a major crossing on the southern part of Route 1.
The intersection of Suðurlandsvegur (left) and Vesturlandvegur (lower right) in Reykjavík. The latter continues more than 2 km to the west (far side), before merging with route 49.
Akureyri
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Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous municipality and the largest outside the Capital Region. The municipality includes the town's neighbourhood at the head of Eyj
Route 1 (Iceland)
…to a regular expressway, and can be upgraded to a 4 lane road when traffic necessitates it. The 7.4 km (4.6 mi) long Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel near Akureyri in the north of the country shortened the route by 16 km (9.9 mi) and improved winter safety, bypassing a mountain road. In more rural parts of the…
An aerial view of downtown Akureyri
Akureyrarkirkja
Akureyri in the late 19th century
Akureyri, with Hlíðarfjall behind, viewed from the eastern shore of Eyjafjörður, morning November 2007