Claim: West Virginia Route 97, which has major intersections located in Wyoming an Raleigh, serves the coal industry and its workers as the county's main thoroughfare and connects U.S. Highway 52 in the western end of Wyoming County.
Evidence: Wyoming Raleigh 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.