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Dynjandisheiði

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Dynjandisheiði.

Dynjandisheiði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtɪnjantɪsˌheiːðɪ]) is a mountain pass in the Westfjords region of Iceland that runs between Arnarfjörður and Barðaströnd. The road over the pass has a maximum elevation of 500 metres (1,600 ft). The road was built over the pass in 1959 and was the first car-accessible road to Ísafjörður and the first connection between Ísafjörður and Barðaströnd. The pass is flat and snowy compared to the region as a whole.

Proposed infrastructure

The Icelandic Road Administration has plans for a tunnel under Dynjandisheiði that would be 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) in length.[1]

There have also been proposals to build a second road over the pass.[2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.vegagerdin.is/vefur2.nsf/Files/Jardgangnaaaetlun/$file/jardg_aaetlun.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Kristján Már Unnarsson (24 June 2021). "Dynjandisheiði ekki í útboð á þessu ári vegna fjárskorts". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).