Washington State Route 971

State Route 971 marker
State Route 971
Map of Chelan County in central Washington with SR 971 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 97
Maintained by WSDOT
Length15.02 mi[1] (24.17 km)
Existed1991[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 97 Alt. near Entiat
North end US 97 Alt. near Chelan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesChelan
Highway system
SR 970 US 2

State Route 971 (SR 971) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It runs for 15 miles (24 km) and primarily serves Lake Chelan State Park, with both of its termini at U.S. Route 97 Alternate (US 97A) southwest of Chelan. SR 971 has the highest highway number in the state.

The highway traverses Navarre Coulee along the route of a 19th-century road that was later connected to Chelan in the 1910s. Both roads were paved in the 1960s and incorporated into SR 971 when it was established by the state legislature in 1991.

  1. ^ Multimodal Planning Division (January 4, 2021). State Highway Log Planning Report 2020, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1726–1727. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "RCW 47.17.919: State route No. 971". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1991. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.