These twisted girders are a bit of what remains of the original Skeiðarárbrú - a long bridge that spanned a section of the Skeiðarársandur outwash plain. In 1996, a volcanic eruption spawned a massive glacial outburst flood that wiped out the bridge. A new bridge has since been constructed.
This image is from the presentation "A Tour of Elemental Iceland - Skógar, Skogafoss, Vik, Núpsstaður, Skaftafell".
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