How Much Road Base for a 600 Foot Driveway?
How much road base for a 600 foot driveway: about 133.3 tons for a 12-foot-wide lane at 4 inches deep. That is 7,200 square feet and 88.89 cubic yards.
Volume and tonnage calculator →The math
- Area: 7,200.0 sq ft.
- Depth in feet: 4 ÷ 12 = 0.333 ft.
- Cubic yards: 7,200.0 × 0.333 ÷ 27 = 88.89 yd³.
- Tons: × about 1.5 tons per yard = 133.3 tons.
The crushed stone calculator does this for any size.
Related: How Much Gravel for a 600 Foot Driveway?
Road base needed by depth
| Depth | Cubic yards | Tons of road base | Tons +10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 in | 44.44 | 66.7 | 73.3 |
| 4 in | 88.89 | 133.3 | 146.7 |
| 6 in | 133.33 | 200.0 | 220.0 |
| 8 in | 177.78 | 266.7 | 293.3 |
Tons by driveway width
| Width | Tons at 4 in | Tons at 6 in |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ft | 111.1 | 166.7 |
| 12 ft | 133.3 | 200.0 |
| 14 ft | 155.6 | 233.3 |
| 16 ft | 177.8 | 266.7 |
Related: How Much Road Base for 600 Square Feet?
Truck loads
With about 10 percent extra, this is 146.7 tons, roughly 10 loads if the yard runs 15-ton trucks. Ask the driver to tailgate-spread it along the drive to save hours of raking.
Base and top layer
A new driveway usually starts with a larger base stone on compacted subgrade, then a top layer that packs. Topping up an existing drive takes much less, often 2 inches. Long drives benefit from a crown so water runs to the edges.
Buying the stone
Most quarries and landscape yards deliver by the ton; ask whether there is a minimum and a delivery fee, and where the driver can dump without damaging your lawn. Road base is a graded stone-and-fines mix built to compact into a load-bearing layer. Ask your supplier for their own tons-per-yard number, since stone source and moisture change it.
Questions people ask
How many tons of road base for a 600 ft driveway?
About 133.3 tons at 12 ft wide and 4 inches deep.
How many truck loads for a 600 ft driveway?
About 10 loads of 15 tons, including some extra.
How many tons of road base are in a cubic yard?
Roughly 1.5 tons for planning, but suppliers vary with stone size and moisture.
Should I put landscape fabric under the stone?
On soft or clay soil, a woven geotextile keeps stone from sinking into the dirt and makes the layer last longer.
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