State Route 971 | ||||
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 Map of Chelan County in central Washington with SR 971 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of US 97 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length | 15.02 mi[1] (24.17 km) | |||
| Existed | 1991[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 97 Alt. near Entiat | |||
| North end | US 97 Alt. near Chelan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Washington | |||
| Counties | Chelan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.