Skeiðará Bridge Monument

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Skeiðará Bridge Monument

Skeiðarárbrú Minnisvarði

Memorial site commemorating the destruction of Iceland’s longest bridge during the 1996 jökulhlaup flood.

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More about Skeiðará Bridge Monument

Located near Skaftafell, the monument preserves a section of the old Skeiðará bridge swept away by a glacial outburst from Grímsvötn volcano. It symbolizes Iceland’s dynamic interaction between infrastructure and natural forces.