Heavy Duty Towing in Dauphin Island, AL

Heavy Duty Towing in Dauphin Island means planning around a single road. The town, population 1,778 (2020 census), sits on a barrier island at the mouth of Mobile Bay, and the only road connection to the mainland is the Gordon Persons Bridge on Alabama State Route 193. Downtown Mobile is 37 miles north. We recover RVs, trucks with boats, work trucks and heavy equipment on the island and on the highway leading to it. Dispatch answers 24/7 at (251) 355-4026.

The bridge

The Dauphin Island Bridge, formally the Gordon Persons Bridge, carries two lanes of SR 193, is 17,814 feet long and has 83 feet of clearance below. The original bridge opened on July 2, 1955 and was destroyed by Hurricane Frederic in 1979, and the current fixed precast concrete segmental bridge opened in 1982. With two lanes and no wide shoulder, a stopped heavy truck can close the way for everyone. If your unit dies on the bridge, say so at the start of the call. We coordinate with police and plan a lift that gets the unit off the span in one move.

Alabama 193 on the mainland

SR 193 runs from the Fort Morgan Ferry Terminal on Dauphin Island north about 27 miles to US 90 at Tillmans Corner on the southwest edge of Mobile, where it has a full cloverleaf interchange with I-10 at Exit 17. Along the way it passes Alabama Port, where SR 188 leads west toward Bayou La Batre, and the northern portion is called Range Line Road while the southern part is Dauphin Island Parkway. Most heavy calls to the island start on this road, so name the nearest crossroad.

Barrier island ground

The island lies between the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay, about 15 miles long and less than a quarter mile wide for most of its length. Its elevation is near zero. Sand, standing water and salt are the three enemies of any heavy unit parked here. A truck that sinks to its axles in soft sand needs recovery boards and a winch, not a quick hook. Salt water attacks brakes and electrics too. Tell dispatch if the unit has been sitting in water.

Hurricane history

Wikipedia records Hurricane Ivan in 2004 putting about two feet of water over nearly a quarter of the island, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 destroying some homes on the west end and cutting a channel known as the Katrina Cut, and Hurricane Sally in September 2020 flooding the island with storm surge. After storms, contractors, utility crews and debris haulers flood onto the island with heavy trucks, and some of them end up stuck.

Who we help on the island

• Trucks hauling marine or construction equipment onto the island
• RV and trailer owners headed to the beach or the sea lab area
• Debris haulers and utility trucks after storms
• Fleet vehicles on the highway approach

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab sits on the island's east end, and a ferry from Fort Morgan in Gulf Shores carries vehicles and pedestrians to the island. We do not run the ferry, but if your heavy unit crossed by ferry and broke down on arrival, we can reach the terminal area by road. Tell the dispatcher how you arrived and where the unit sits, and the arrival estimate will reflect it.

Call (251) 355-4026 or

Get a Free Estimate

. Give the mile on SR 193, the unit type and weight, and what is wrong.