Route 38 (Iceland)
Route 38 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 19.15 km (11.90 mi) |
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| From |  Route 1 at Hveragerði |
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| To | Þorlákshöfn |
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| Country | Iceland |
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Þorlákshafnarvegur, designated as Route 38, is a national road located in the Southern Region of Iceland.
It begins at the roundabout of the ring road at Hveragerði and runs 19 km (12 mi) south-southwest to the ferry port of Þorlákshöfn. After 12 km (7.5 mi), it continues into Þrengslavegur. From the east, Eyrarbakkavegur, which comes from Selfoss and Eyrarbakki, merges into Þorlákshafnarvegur. Þorlákshafnarvegur ends at the roundabout in Þorlákshöfn, where Suðurstrandarvegur and Hafnarvegur Þorlákshöfn also join. The Suðurstrandarvegur runs along the south coast from Reykjanes to Grindavík.
The Þorlákshafnarvegur is entirely paved[2] and was the main connection to the Herjólfur ferry to Heimaey until 2010. Since then, there has been the Landeyjahöfn with a significantly shorter sea route, which is threatened by silting up.[3]
References
- ^ "Brúaskrá - Brýr á þjóðvegum (febrúar 2016)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Bundið slitlag á þjóðvegum 2019" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Sunna Karen Sigurþórsdóttir (22 April 2015). "150 dagar síðan Herjólfur komst síðast í Landeyjahöfn". Vísir (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Sýn hf. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 26 April 2021.