\u00dar b\u00f3k Stefan\u00edu G. G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur “Svei \u00fe\u00e9r \u00feokan gr\u00e1a” sem kom \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000. \u00cd kaflanum “Bygg\u00f0 \u00ed Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i og \u00e1 Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jum afl\u00f6g\u00f0” greinir Freysteinn \u00de\u00f3rarinsson fr\u00e1 s\u00ednu sj\u00f3narhorni \u00e1 a\u00f0draganda bygg\u00f0arloka. H\u00e9r birtist or\u00f0r\u00e9tt hluti af kaflanum \u00e1 bls. 133 fr\u00e1 efstu greinarskilum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eftir a\u00f0 vegurinn kom til Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar voru hugmyndir uppi um a\u00f0 leggja hann \u00e1fram yfir til Hellisfjar\u00f0ar og \u00fea\u00f0an til Nor\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar. \u00deegar Einar J\u00f3nsson yfirverkstj\u00f3ri Vegager\u00f0ar R\u00edkisins haf\u00f0i kanna\u00f0 og m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 lagningu Odsskar\u00f0svegar \u00e1ri\u00f0 1941 var mikill urgur \u00ed m\u00f6nnum \u00e1 Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSumari\u00f0 eftir k\u00f6nnun hans \u00e1 Oddsskar\u00f0i \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 m\u00e6la fyrir vegi \u00fat \u00e1 Bar\u00f0snes og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ust b\u00e6ndur \u00e1 Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jum saman og sk\u00f6mmu\u00f0u verkstj\u00f3rann bl\u00f3\u00f0ugum sk\u00f6mmum fyrir hugmyndir hans um Oddsskar\u00f0sveg. T\u00f6ldu b\u00e6ndurnir vegager\u00f0 um Oddsskar\u00f0 tilr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 bygg\u00f0 \u00e1 Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jum\u201d Tilvitnun \u00ed Sm\u00e1ra Geirsson Vegurinn heim<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og svo f\u00f3r sem f\u00f3r. Bygg\u00f0in \u00e1 Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jum lag\u00f0ist af \u00e1ri\u00f0 1955. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 samg\u00f6nguleysi\u00f0 hafi \u00e1n efa veri\u00f0 einn hlekkurinn \u00ed \u00feeirri ke\u00f0ju sem var a\u00f0 slitna var \u00fea\u00f0 annar \u00f6rlagavaldur sem greip \u00ed taumana og leiddi til \u00feess a\u00f0 bygg\u00f0in f\u00f3r \u00ed ey\u00f0i, n\u00e1nast \u00f6ll \u00e1 sama t\u00edma. Freysteinn \u00de\u00f3rarinsson fr\u00e1 Vi\u00f0fir\u00f0i segir svo fr\u00e1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deann 17. n\u00f3vember \u00e1ri\u00f0 1953 f\u00f3rst n\u00f3taskipi\u00f0 Edda fr\u00e1 Hafnarfir\u00f0i vestur \u00e1 Grundarfir\u00f0i og me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed n\u00edu manns. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al tveir br\u00e6\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 Ger\u00f0i, \u00feeir Sigur\u00f0ur og J\u00f3sep Gu\u00f0mundssynir. Sigur\u00f0ur var fluttur til Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar um \u00e1ri \u00e1\u00f0ur, en hann var s\u00ed\u00f0asti \u00e1b\u00faandi \u00e1 Ger\u00f0isstekk. Flutti \u00fea\u00f0an 1951, fyrst til Neskaupsta\u00f0ar og svo su\u00f0ur. A\u00f0alm\u00e1ttarst\u00f3lparnir \u00e1 Ger\u00f0i voru \u00feeir tv\u00edburar J\u00f3sep og Svavar, og svo reyndar Magn\u00fas sem ekki var heill heilsu. \u00deeir bjuggu \u00fear me\u00f0 foreldrum s\u00ednum sem voru or\u00f0nir fullornir. \u00c6tlu\u00f0u Svavar og J\u00f3sep a\u00f0 vera til skiptis heima \u00e1 vetrum, \u00feeir voru 19 \u00e1ra \u00feegar \u00feetta ger\u00f0ist. Var J\u00f3sep n\u00fdkominn su\u00f0ur og \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 vera fram a\u00f0 j\u00f3lum, en Svavar a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 vert\u00ed\u00f0 eftir \u00e1ram\u00f3t. \u00deetta slys var\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 flutti fr\u00e1 Ger\u00f0i hausti\u00f0 1954. Var Svavar einn \u00fear eftir n\u00e6sta vetur og hugsa\u00f0i um f\u00e9 \u00feeirra, bj\u00f3 hann reyndar \u00e1 Stu\u00f0lum hj\u00e1 fr\u00e6ndum s\u00ednum. N\u00fa voru bara eftir \u00fer\u00edr b\u00e6ir \u00ed bygg\u00f0 og \u00feeir br\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1 Stu\u00f0lum or\u00f0nir fullornir. F\u00f3ru \u00feeir sem eftir voru a\u00f0 tala sig saman um a\u00f0 \u00feetta g\u00e6ti ekki gengi\u00f0 svona, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 erfitt var a\u00f0 bjarga b\u00e1tum \u00e1 veturna \u00ed brimlendinu su\u00f0ur \u00e1 b\u00e6jum og \u00feurfti talsver\u00f0an mannskap til. Var svo afr\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00feessu milli \u00e1b\u00faenda \u00feessara \u00feriggja b\u00e6ja sem eftir voru, Vi\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar, Bar\u00f0sness og Stu\u00f0la, a\u00f0 allir flyttu \u00fea\u00f0an \u00ed einu, \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja hausti\u00f0 1955. \u00c9g hef sj\u00e1lfur ekki miki\u00f0 heyrt flutninginn fr\u00e1 \u00feessum b\u00e6jum bendla\u00f0an vi\u00f0 slysi\u00f0, en tel brottflutninginn \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma hafa orsakast af \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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