Barðastrandarvegur

Main Street 62 Iceland
Barðastrandarvegur
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Basic data
Operator:	Vegagerðin
Start of the street:	Vestfjarðavegur ( 65 ° 36 ′  N , 23 ° 10 ′  W )
End of street:	Bíldudalsvegur in Patreksfjörður ( 65 ° 35 ′  N , 23 ° 54 ′  W )
Overall length:	59.93 km
Region (landsvæði) :	Vestfirdir
Development condition:	asphalted
Former, single-lane bridge over the Miðhlíðará
Course of the road Vestfjarðavegur Penna Grenjadalsá Gíslalækur Þverá í Vatnsfirði Djúpilækur Stekkjarlækir Brjánslækurvegur , Baldur ferry Lækjará the Brjánslækur brook Moshlíðará Krossanes Rauðsdalsá Rauðsá Vaðalsá Móra Arnarbýlisá Hagaá Fossá Miðhlíðará Haukabergsá Siglunesvegur Kleifaheiði Örlygshafnarvegur → Bjargtangar Ósá í Patreksfirði Botnsá Raknadalsá Beginning of the village  Patreksfjörður Bíldudalsvegur Strandagata  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Barðastrandarvegur is a main road in the West Fjords of Iceland . This road leads to Brjánslækur ferry terminal , where the ferry from Snæfellsnes docks, and continues to Patreksfjörður .

While the Vestfjarðavegur leads through the Penningsdalur and Þverádalur to the north, in Vatnsfjörður the Barðastrandarvegur branches off to the south and continues along the coast of Barðaströnd . After about 6 km Brjánslækur is reached with the Baldur ferry. At Krossanes, the Barðastrandarvegur has reached its southernmost point. The rivers Vaðalsá, Móra, Arnarbýlisá and Hagaá all flow into the Hagabót Bay. Here the road is almost 3 km from the coast. Bad Krosslaug is south of the street and is fed by a hot spring. Not to be confused with the better known Krossneslaug , which is also in the Westfjords, but over 100 km further northeast. The Siglunesvegur runs a further 6 km along the coast to the west towards Rauðisandur. The Barðastrandarvegur now rises to 404 m on the Kleifaheiði. Vegagerðin operates a station on this plateau to monitor traffic and weather. At the northern end of Kleifaheiði the road leads over two switchbacks into Ósafjörður, the eastern end of Patreksfjörður .

The Barðastrandarvegur has a total length of almost 60 km. Of these, 36 km run along the south coast, Baðaströnd, and 12 km each over Kleifaheiði and along the north bank in Patreksfjörður. The entire course is paved.

See also

• List of streets in Iceland

Web links

• Weather and traffic
• Kleifaheiði webcam facing west
• Kleifaheiði webcam facing south

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vegaskrá 2018 - kaflaskipt. Retrieved December 20, 2019 (Icelandic). 
2. ↑ Bundið slitlag á þjóðvegum 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020 (Icelandic). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Brúaskrá - Brýr á þjóðvegum (February 2016). Retrieved December 20, 2019 (Icelandic). 
4. ↑ Hæð nokkurra vega yfir sjó 22.12.2010. Retrieved December 20, 2019 (Icelandic). 
5. ↑ Bundið slitlag í árslok 2018. Accessed December 20, 2019 (Icelandic).