Highway to nowhere
by Robert Grac
Title
Highway to nowhere
Artist
Robert Grac
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Route 1 or the Ring Road is a national road in Iceland that runs around the island and connects most of the inhabited parts of the country.
The total length of the road is 1,332 kilometres (828 mi). Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland, such as the Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls, Dyrhólaey and the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, are by the Ring Road.
The road was completed in 1974, coinciding with the 1,100th anniversary of the country's settlement when the longest bridge in Iceland, crossing the Skeiðará river in the southeast, was opened.
In winter icy roads and strong winds can make travel hazardous.
Route 1 crosses a few glacial plains that are subjects to frequent glacial floods during or after eruptions on the nearby Grímsvötn volcano.
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November 15th, 2018
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