It is a reinforced concrete bridge consisting of two arches with a total length of 106 metres (348 ft).

Until the opening of the bridge over the Borgarfjörður at Borgarnes in 1981, it was part of the main road connection between northern and southern Iceland.

[1] The bridge is located at Ferjukot farmstead, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) upstream of the Hvítá′s mouth to Borgarfjörður, on the area of today’s municipality of Borgarbyggð.

During construction, which started in April 1928, 1,100 cubic metres (1,400 cu yd) of concrete and 22 metric tons (22 t) of steel where processed.

The opening ceremony on 1 November 1928 was attended by prime minister Tryggvi Þórhallsson and 500 others despite cold and snowy weather.