Asphalt driveways and parking lots in Bellerive Acres, along Natural Bridge Road east of Hanley, with 25% off.
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Main routes: Natural Bridge Road
Bellerive Acres covers about a third of a square mile along Natural Bridge Road, just east of Hanley. Driveways make up most of the paving, with small parking lots at the campus edge and nearby institutions. On a street of settled homes, the drive that looks worst is usually the one where water has been sitting for years, not the oldest one.
The Bellerive Country Club stood here until it moved to Town and Country in 1959, and much of that old course is now part of the UMSL campus, including the chancellor's residence. We build for drainage: failed material removed, rock base compacted, hot-mix asphalt rolled dense and graded so runoff leaves. Free estimates, and you get 25% off.
Homes here came with drives that have been patched more than once. Patches tell you where the base failed. We open those areas, rebuild and compact the base, then place hot-mix asphalt, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups. Where a drive slopes toward a garage, grade work matters more than the thickness of the mat.
Driveway pavingSmall lots around the campus edge, churches and offices take steady turning traffic and a few heavy trucks each week. We build the entrance and drive lane thicker than the parking bays, grade so water reaches planned drains, and rebuild ravelled edges. Pavement that is still tight can be crack sealed and seal coated instead.
Parking lot pavingPrivate drives, service lanes and short residential streets in this cluster of small municipalities fail in the wheel paths and at the edges. We rebuild base there, crown the surface, and tie into the public street cleanly so the joint holds. Access drives get extra thickness where delivery and trash trucks turn.
Road constructionGeneral asphalt work in Bellerive Acres covers the jobs that do not fit neatly in a box: alley aprons, walkways, basketball pads, repairs where a utility trench was cut, and overlays that bring a tired surface back. Each one gets the same treatment: a clean edge, a sound base and hot mix rolled tight.
Asphalt paving
Loess upland over clay runs through north St. Louis County, and the county soil survey calls for adequate base plus ditches and culverts on many local roads because of low strength and frost action. Water that sits under asphalt through a freeze will lift it. We grade to shed and compact rock in layers.
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 Bellerive Acres estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Bellerive Acres homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
It depends far more on base and drainage than on the mix. A drive built on compacted rock that sheds water lasts many years with crack sealing along the way. One built on soft, wet subgrade will crack and rut early no matter how thick the asphalt is.
Yes. We pave driveways and lots through this cluster, including Bellerive Acres, Normandy, Bel-Nor, Bel-Ridge and Cool Valley. Each has its own city hall, so we sort out permit questions for your address before we start. Estimates are free.
Hot-mix asphalt needs warm air and warm ground to compact properly, and the plants serving Bellerive Acres typically run from spring into late fall. Winter is a good time to get your estimate and book a spot for the season.
No. Paving a Bellerive Acres driveway happens on your property; trucks stage at the curb for the day and the street stays open. If an apron tie-in means a short blocked stretch at the street, we tell you which hours that falls in.
We pave all around Bellerive Acres, across St. Louis County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Bellerive Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Normandy, MO | St. Louis County | 0.7 |
| Pasadena Park, MO | St. Louis County | 0.8 |
| Bel-Ridge, MO | St. Louis County | 0.9 |
| Cool Valley, MO | St. Louis County | 0.9 |
| Bel-Nor, MO | St. Louis County | 1.0 |
| Pasadena Hills, MO | St. Louis County | 1.1 |
| Glen Echo Park, MO | St. Louis County | 1.2 |
| Norwood Court, MO | St. Louis County | 1.2 |
| Greendale, MO | St. Louis County | 1.3 |
| Beverly Hills, MO | St. Louis County | 1.5 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Bellerive Acres 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.