Claim: West Virginia Route 97 connects U.S. Highway 52 in the western end of Wyoming County and serves the coal industry and its workers as the county's main thoroughfare.
Evidence: State Route 97 connects U.S. Highway 52 in the western end of Wyoming County with the county seat of Pineville and goes on to State Route 54 in Maben. As a main thoroughfare in Wyoming County, Route 97 serves the coal industry and its workers, and the heavy truck traffic following brought many accidents and made maintenance nearly impossible.