Driveways, small parking lots and private lanes in Elsah, below the bluffs on the Great River Road.
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Main routes: Great River Road
The whole village went on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and along LaSalle Street all but one of the buildings standing before 1861 are still there. Paving in a place like this is as much about edges and transitions as about the surface. A driveway or a parking lot has to work and has to look like it belongs on the street it meets.
Elsah sits below the bluffs where the Great River Road, Route 100, came past in 1964, and Principia College stands above the village. Water comes off high ground here, so drainage gets planned before anything else. We compact rock in layers, set the grade and roll hot-mix asphalt to a dense finish. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
Drives at the foot of the bluffs take runoff from above, so we start by working out where that water goes and build the surface to move it across rather than down. A crown or a cross slope, a shoulder or swale to catch it, then a compacted rock base under it all. Residential asphalt typically runs 2 to 3 inches compacted, with more depth at the apron and on any steep section.
Driveway pavingSmall lots here serve a church, a business on LaSalle Street or a private property along the bluff road. We size the base for what actually parks there, strengthen the entrance where every vehicle turns, and grade the surface to a clear outlet away from buildings. On an old street, the joint where the lot meets the sidewalk or road gets built with care.
Parking lot pavingPrivate lanes climbing toward the bluff top, shared drives between properties and access roads off Route 100 all need water controlled before anything else. We crown the lane, add cross drains where the grade would otherwise cut it, and build the base heavier on steep stretches. Chip seal works on light-traffic lanes; asphalt suits regular truck use.
Road constructionGeneral paving in Elsah can be as simple as a new apron where the drive meets the street or as big as an overlay across a business lot. Either way the estimate spells out the base work, the asphalt thickness and what the finished surface should look like.
Asphalt paving
Jersey County upland soils formed in windblown loess over limestone and shale, and near the western bluffs that loess runs deep. Silt moves when water runs fast across it, and undermined edges are how pavement fails on sloped ground. We compact rock in lifts, control where runoff crosses and leaves, and shape shoulders so nothing washes out beneath the asphalt.
Before you sign anything, get the base depth and the compacted asphalt thickness on paper. Two bids that look far apart are often just two different pavements.
Typical ranges. Your Elsah estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Elsah homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes, with attention to the details. The edge treatment, the width, and how the drive meets the street or sidewalk do most of the work visually. We talk through what you want the finished edge to look like at the estimate and build it that way rather than defaulting to a standard detail.
We map it first. The surface gets a crown or cross slope so water crosses rather than runs the length of a drive, and it gets somewhere to land: a shoulder, a swale or a cross drain. That is planned before the base goes in, not patched afterward.
It helps, because you know where water sits on the Elsah property and how the drive gets used. If you cannot be there, tell us what you want done when you call and we will work out the best way to walk the site and go over the details with you.
Most Elsah estimates happen within a few days of your call, and jobs are usually scheduled a couple of weeks out depending on weather and the season. Booking early in the year gets the better dates.
We pave all around Elsah, across Jersey County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Elsah |
|---|---|---|
| Portage Des Sioux, MO | St. Charles County | 1.8 |
| Grafton, IL | Jersey County | 4.1 |
| Otterville, IL | Jersey County | 7.1 |
| Godfrey, IL | Madison County | 7.1 |
| Old Jamestown, MO | St. Louis County | 9.1 |
| West Alton, MO | St. Charles County | 10.3 |
| Florissant, MO | St. Louis County | 10.8 |
| Hazelwood, MO | St. Louis County | 11.2 |
| Jerseyville, IL | Jersey County | 11.4 |
| Alton, IL | Madison County | 11.5 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Elsah and the towns around it.
Tell us what you want paved and where. We'll call to set up a time to walk the site, measure, and give you a written quote with your 25% off.