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Dynjandisheiði

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Looking down Geirþjófsfjörður from 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Jarðgangaáætlun" (PDF). vegagerdin.is (in Icelandic). January 2000. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ Kristján Már Unnarsson (24 June 2021). "Dynjandisheiði ekki í útboð á þessu ári vegna fjárskorts". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
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