North out of St. Charles along the river bluffs. Scenic, rural, and thin on everything you need when a vehicle stops.
On the shoulder right now? Get out of the traffic side of the vehicle, put your hazards on, and if you can do it safely, stand well back from the road behind a barrier. Then call (636) 466-8097 and tell us the highway, the direction you were traveling, and the last exit or mile marker you passed. That is all we need to find you.
Highway 79 runs north out of St. Charles along the river, climbing into the bluffs and heading up through the northern edge of the county toward Winfield, Elsberry and eventually Hannibal. Much of it is designated scenic, and it deserves the label.
It is also a two-lane rural highway with long stretches between towns, few services, and the kind of terrain — curves, hills, drop-offs, wooded shoulders — that makes a breakdown more consequential than the same breakdown would be in a parking lot.
Deer. Wooded bluffs, river bottoms, and dawn and dusk traffic. This is deer country and it produces a steady stream of accident recovery calls.
Soft shoulders and drop-offs. Pull too far right on a wet shoulder and a wheel goes over the edge. That is a winch-out, and out here it is a common one.
Distance between services. Running low on fuel north of St. Charles is a genuine problem rather than an inconvenience.
Patchy cell coverage. The bluffs create dead spots. Make the call while you have a signal.
Motorcycles. Like Highway 94, this is a road people ride for the pleasure of riding it. See motorcycle transport.
Weather. The river bluffs ice before the flats do, and fog off the river is a real thing on this road.
If you are stopped on Highway 79, get well off the road and stand clear of the vehicle on the non-traffic side. Sightlines around the curves are short and drivers come around them faster than they should. Then call (636) 466-8097.
Out here an address is rarely useful. The direction you were heading and the last recognizable thing you passed — a town sign, a crossroads, a bridge, a boat ramp, a conservation area entrance — is what actually gets a driver to you.
If your phone has a signal, send a location pin. If the signal is marginal, make the call first.
Highway work is different from a driveway. Traffic is moving fast, the shoulder is narrow in places, and the priority is getting you and the vehicle off the road before anything else. Our drivers are insured, our trucks are marked, and we work highway calls every week across St. Charles County.
Whether it ends up being a tire change, a jump start, fuel, a winch-out, accident recovery or a straight tow, one call covers it.
We also run I-70, I-64 / US-40, Highway 370 and the Discovery Bridge, Highway 94 through the wine country, Highway 364 / Page Avenue and the Blanchette Bridge.
Rural, scenic, and a long way from anything. We still come.
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