How Much Road Base for a 750 Foot Driveway?
How much road base for a 750 foot driveway: about 166.7 tons for a 12-foot-wide lane at 4 inches deep. That is 9,000 square feet and 111.11 cubic yards.
Volume and tonnage calculator →The math
- Area: 9,000.0 sq ft.
- Depth in feet: 4 ÷ 12 = 0.333 ft.
- Cubic yards: 9,000.0 × 0.333 ÷ 27 = 111.11 yd³.
- Tons: × about 1.5 tons per yard = 166.7 tons.
The crushed stone calculator does this for any size.
Related: How Much Gravel for a 750 Foot Driveway?
Road base needed by depth
| Depth | Cubic yards | Tons of road base | Tons +10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 in | 55.56 | 83.3 | 91.7 |
| 4 in | 111.11 | 166.7 | 183.3 |
| 6 in | 166.67 | 250.0 | 275.0 |
| 8 in | 222.22 | 333.3 | 366.7 |
Tons by driveway width
| Width | Tons at 4 in | Tons at 6 in |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ft | 138.9 | 208.3 |
| 12 ft | 166.7 | 250.0 |
| 14 ft | 194.4 | 291.7 |
| 16 ft | 222.2 | 333.3 |
Related: How Much Road Base for 750 Square Feet?
Truck loads
With about 10 percent extra, this is 183.3 tons, roughly 13 loads if the yard runs 15-ton trucks. Ask the driver to tailgate-spread it along the drive to save hours of raking.
Layers for a lasting driveway
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
If you haul it yourself, a typical half-ton pickup should carry only about half a cubic yard of stone, well under what the bed looks like it can hold. Road base is a graded stone-and-fines mix built to compact into a load-bearing layer. The scale ticket is the real weight; tons per yard here is a planning figure.
Questions people ask
How many tons of road base for a 750 ft driveway?
About 166.7 tons at 12 ft wide and 4 inches deep.
How many truck loads for a 750 ft driveway?
About 13 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.
Do I need to compact it?
Yes for anything that carries weight. Compact in lifts of a few inches with a plate compactor.
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