#57 Crushed Stone Delivery to Fayetteville, AR
Bulk #57 crushed stone delivered in Fayetteville, AR. Stone size 3/4 - 1. Gray color.
Starting from $509.74 delivered to Fayetteville for 2 tons, our minimum order
Fayetteville's hills make #57 crushed stone delivery a regular order for anything that needs to stay put on a slope: driveway bases, retaining wall backfill and drainage lines cut into the rocky Ozark grade. The stone ships from the nearest yard by the ton, with the per ton rate dropping as the order size grows. What follows covers where it gets used around Fayetteville, how many tons a typical job takes, how fast it arrives, and how the delivered price is put together.
Best Uses on Fayetteville's Hillside Lots
Fayetteville sits in the Ozark Plateau, and a lot of residential lots here carry more grade change than a typical flat lot subdivision. #57 crushed stone is the material contractors reach for on retaining wall backfill because it drains instead of pushing wet pressure against the wall, which matters on a hillside where runoff has somewhere to go. It also goes down as base rock under driveways that climb from the street to a garage set higher on the lot, and into drainage trenches that carry water around a foundation cut into a slope. Homeowners with gravel parking pads or equipment yards on flatter stretches near town use it for the same compaction and drainage reasons.
Fayetteville's Terrain and Soil
Native soil around Fayetteville tends to run thin and rocky over limestone bedrock, a legacy of the Ozarks rather than the deep clay found further south and east in Arkansas. That thin soil does not hold a driveway or a wall base on its own, especially once the ground is disturbed for construction, which is why a compacted stone layer underneath does most of the real work. Fayetteville is also one of the faster growing parts of Northwest Arkansas, with new subdivisions cut into hillside grades near the University of Arkansas and out toward the edges of town, and nearly all of that new construction needs a hauled in base rather than relying on native ground.
Delivery and Lead Times in Fayetteville
Delivery in Fayetteville tracks the same three order size breaks used for pricing. A 3 to 7 ton order generally goes out within 1 to 2 business days. Step up to 8 tons or more and most orders leave the same day or the following business day. Once an order reaches 15 tons, it qualifies for the fastest turnaround and ships free. Delivery in Fayetteville covers the current service area and booking details for this city.
How Many Tons of #57 Crushed Stone You Need
#57 crushed stone in Fayetteville is priced and measured by the ton, never the cubic yard. Coverage runs close to 120 square feet per ton at a 2 inch depth, half that at 4 inches, and about a third of that at 6 inches, since the material weighs roughly 2,700 pounds per cubic yard. A retaining wall backfill trench 3 feet wide and 40 feet long at 12 inches deep runs close to 6 tons. Rather than estimate by hand, run your own dimensions through the #57 crushed stone calculator to get a ton count before you order.
Pricing Notes
Three order tiers set the per ton rate for this material. Order 3 tons or more and the rate is $185 a ton, delivered in 1 to 2 business days. Order 8 tons or more and the rate drops to $98 a ton, with same or next day delivery in most cases. Order 15 tons or more and the rate falls to $73 a ton with free delivery included. The exact delivered price is calculated from your ZIP code once you enter it, since hauling distance from the nearest yard affects the total.
Ordering #57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Fayetteville
Ordering #57 crushed stone delivery in Fayetteville starts with a ZIP code and a rough ton count, which the calculator above can help pin down. Because the per ton rate drops at 8 tons and again at 15 tons, it is worth checking whether rounding up to the next tier costs less than staying just under it. For pricing in nearby parts of the state, the #57 Crushed Stone in Arkansas hub lists every city currently served. Most retaining wall and driveway base jobs in Fayetteville land somewhere in the 6 to 12 ton range.
About #57 Crushed Stone
#57 crushed stone is a crushed, screened gray aggregate sized to a consistent three quarter to one inch range, with sharp, broken faces rather than the smooth, rounded shape of natural pea gravel or river rock. That angularity is the whole point: when compacted, the broken faces wedge against each other and lock the layer in place instead of rolling or sliding the way rounded stone does. By weight it runs close to 2,700 pounds per cubic yard, heavy enough that it ships and prices by the ton rather than the cubic yard used for lighter materials like mulch.
The gaps between the angular pieces stay open even under compaction, so water passes through the layer instead of pooling on top of it, which is the reason it shows up so often in drainage work, retaining wall backfill and footing trenches. On the surface, it also holds up in parking areas, equipment pads and gravel paths that see regular foot or vehicle traffic. Grading is consistent from yard to yard, so the size and drainage performance do not change based on which delivery route the order comes from.
What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Fayetteville
Around Fayetteville, #57 crushed stone is quoted by the ton with delivery layered in based on distance from the closest yard. Send your ZIP and load size and we will send back a same-hour quote with the truck rate and the per-ton figure spelled out. Plan on roughly 80 sq ft of coverage per ton at 3 inches deep, which puts a single-car driveway in the 4 to 8 ton bracket.
How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Fayetteville
Fayetteville contractors keep #57 crushed stone on the order sheet for a short list of standard installs. Top of the list is driveway gravel, where the material is rolled out in tight urban lots and infill builds and screeded to grade. Right behind that is drainage gravel, common in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short and often paired with edging or fabric below the lift. Fayetteville sits at about 103,134 residents, which means we see steady weekday traffic from landscape crews and weekend pickups from owner-builders.
Delivery day in Fayetteville
Delivery in Fayetteville runs out of the nearest pit; you get a two hour arrival window the evening prior and a call when the driver leaves the scale. Plan for 12 ft of clear path for a tandem and 14 ft for a tri-axle, plus a level area at the dump point so the bed lifts straight. Standard lead time on this lane is Mon-Sat, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.
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What does #57 crushed stone look like?
It is a gray, angular stone crushed and screened down to a fairly narrow size, about three quarters of an inch to one inch across. Because it is crushed rather than naturally rounded, the pieces have flat, broken faces that catch against each other once compacted. That is different from pea gravel or river rock, which stay loose and shift underfoot since their rounded shape has nothing to grip.
Is this material priced by the ton or the yard?
By the ton. A cubic yard of #57 crushed stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds, far heavier than a cubic yard of mulch, so every quote and every delivery for it in Fayetteville is built around a ton count rather than a yard count.
How much #57 crushed stone does a retaining wall need?
It depends on the height and length of the wall and how wide the backfill trench runs behind it, but a trench 3 feet wide, 40 feet long and 12 inches deep takes close to 6 tons. Wider or deeper backfill needs proportionally more. Run your own measurements through the calculator on this page for an exact number before ordering.
Does #57 crushed stone handle Fayetteville's hilly lots well?
Yes. Its angular shape locks together once compacted, which gives it enough grip to hold a driveway base or a wall backfill on sloped ground where a smoother material would slowly work its way downhill. It also drains fast, so water moving down a grade passes through it instead of collecting against a foundation or a retaining wall.
How quickly does #57 crushed stone ship in Fayetteville?
It depends on order size. Orders under 8 tons generally ship in 1 to 2 business days. Orders of 8 tons or more usually go out the same day or the next business day, and orders of 15 tons or more get the quickest scheduling along with the best rate.
Does buying more tons lower the price?
Yes. The per ton rate steps down twice: once at 8 tons and again at 15 tons, where delivery also becomes free. Because of that, an order sitting just under one of those thresholds is often cheaper to round up than to leave as is, once the lower rate and the delivery savings are both counted.
What other jobs use #57 crushed stone besides retaining walls?
It is also a common driveway base material, a footing and drainage trench fill, and a surface stone for gravel parking pads or equipment areas that need to handle regular vehicle traffic without rutting. Anywhere a job needs a hard, well draining layer that will not wash out on a slope, this size of stone tends to be the default choice.
Where do I find delivery details for Fayetteville?
The delivery page for Fayetteville lists the current service area and scheduling windows for this city, which line up with the ton based tiers used for pricing. Knowing your rough ton count ahead of time makes it easier to pick a delivery date and lock in the right rate.