Landvegur (, ) or Route 26 is a
national road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...
in
Southern Region. It runs from the
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducin ...
near
Hella
''Hella'' is an American English slang term originating in and often associated with San Francisco's East Bay area in Northern California, possibly specifically emerging in the 1970s African-American vernacular of Oakland. It is used as an i ...
through the ''Landssveit'' area to the intersection of
Þjórsárdalsvegur. From there it is called
Sprengisandsleið
Route F26 or Sprengisandsleið (, ) is a highland gravel road in Iceland, running through the Sprengisandur area between the glaciers Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull.
With its 200 km, it is the longest of the Icelandic highland roads. Its southern ...
, although this name is also refers to
Route F26, which starts at the end of Route 26 near
Þórisvatn
Þórisvatn (; sometimes anglicized to Thorisvatn) is the largest lake of Iceland, situated at the south end of the Sprengisandur plateau within the highlands of Iceland.
It is a reservoir with a surface area of about and is fed by the river ...
.
See also
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Sprengisandsleið
Route F26 or Sprengisandsleið (, ) is a highland gravel road in Iceland, running through the Sprengisandur area between the glaciers Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull.
With its 200 km, it is the longest of the Icelandic highland roads. Its southern ...
References
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Roads in Iceland