Sprengisandsleið

Main road F26 in the highlands of Iceland
Sprengisandsleið
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Basic data
Operator:	Vegagerðin
Start of the street:	Þjórsárdalsvegur ( 64 ° 9 ′  N , 19 ° 31 ′  W )
End of street:	Bárðardalsvegur vestri ( 65 ° 23 ′  N , 17 ° 23 ′  W )
Overall length:	219.50 km
Region (landsvæði) :	Suðurland Norðurland eystra
Development condition:	not paved
Course of the road Þjórsárdalsvegur Landvegur Hauneyjakvísl Tungnaá / Flutningskvísl Fjallabaksleið nyrðri Veiðivatnaleið Kaldakvísl Kvíslavegur Stóraverskvísl Ford of Svartá Heysiskvísl ford Sprengisandur ford Nyidalur Fjórðungakvísl ford Hagakvíslar ford Austurleið Skagafjarðarleið Dragaleið ford ford ford Mjóadalsá Bárðardalsvegur vestri  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Sprengisandsleið is a main road in the highlands of Iceland . It is the easternmost and longest of the three road connections through the Icelandic highlands in a north-south direction. It takes its name from the Sprengisandur area it crosses. The street itself is colloquially called Sprengisandur .

It begins in the south east of the Þjórsá , as an extension of the Þjórsárdalsvegur where the Landvegur flows into, and then runs between the reservoirs of the Hrauneyjar power plant. Next, the Fjallabaksleið nyrðri branches off towards Landmannalaugar . After a good 5 km the Veiðivatnaleið continues straight to the Veiðivötn . The road 26 turns north there. The asphalt ends here. For 38 km there is a road to Kvíslavegur. So far that was a combined 65 km as a normal road . Then the highland piste begins for 154 km . After 63 km the Austurleið branches off to the east . After another 14 km, Skagafjarðarleið branches off in a north-westerly direction . This meets the ring road at Varmahlíð . Dragaleið branches off 18 km further north . This is a cross connection to Eyjafjarðarleið , which later meets the ring road at Akureyri . After another 60 km the Sprengisandsleið becomes Bárðardalsvegur vestri . This reaches the ring road at Goðafoss after 37 km.

For the Sprengisandsleið there is a winter closure (Ófært) and a driving ban when the snow melts. The route will only be released again between June 20 and July 10.

See also

• List of highland roads in Iceland
• List of streets in Iceland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vegaskrá 2018 - kaflaskipt. Retrieved July 29, 2019 (Icelandic). 
2. ↑ Bundið slitlag á þjóðvegum 2019. Accessed July 29, 2020 (Icelandic). 
3. ↑ Vegaskrá 2016 - kaflaskipt. Retrieved May 23, 2018 (Icelandic). 
4. ↑ Opnun_fjallvega_is_2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018 (Icelandic).