 West Virginia Route 971 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
| Length | 10.23 mi[1] (16.46 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  WV 97 in Baileysville | |||
| North end |  WV 10 in Oceana | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | West Virginia | |||
| Counties | Wyoming | |||
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West Virginia Route 971 is a 9.9-mile (15.9 km) north–south state highway in Wyoming County, West Virginia. The route runs from West Virginia Route 97 in Baileysville north to West Virginia Route 10 in Oceana. It runs through mountainous, rural terrain, connecting Baileysville and Oceana to the communities of Clear Fork, Lillydale, and Lillyhaven. WV 971 has been the highest numbered state highway in West Virginia since July 2017, when WV 972 was decommissioned and absorbed by WV 93.
- ^ Wyoming County, West Virginia Milepoint Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. August 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.