Route 47 (Iceland)

Route 47
Hvalfjarðarvegur
Route information
Length	61 km[1] (38 mi)
Location
Country	Iceland
Highway system
Roads in Iceland

Hvalfjarðarvegur or Route 47 was formerly part of the Ring Road (1) around Hvalfjord hvalfjardargong 1998. The road is 61 km long.

At that time the road was very treacherous due to heavy traffic and difficult situation. Paved roads did not get all the way until a solution by 1990. About two years before hvalfjardargong opened was a new bridge over the base weighted and two very dangerous double bridges over Botnsá river and calibrators were removed, but we Botnsá river had several serious accident occurred.

The road to Hvalfjord were three roads kiosks. The famous bottom, stop by the bridge over Botnsá river, it was closed by the time the road was brought into the fjord. We Miðsand was another hall, and the third was the outermost of the farm Ferstikla, which are intersections Reduce Hand (520). With the decline in traffic was also off trade deficit in the hall.

Today's way of Hvalfjord fáfarinn general, but góðviðrisdögum the summer is a significant recreational traffic on the road, which suits him well for Sunday bíltúra. In Hvalfjarðarsveit has been considerable development in tourism in recent years, and who prefer enjoying growing popularity as a residence. The road is also used as an alternative for hvalfjardargong and then the traffic has increased significantly while.

Road number 47 was previously used for on short sections in the Reykjanes, then Keflavik airport, or from the roundabout at Garðsveg (45). Reykjanesbraut was at that time to Sandgerdi, but the section had the number (429) with the changes.