#57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Dearborn, MI

Dearborn is a city of about 106,000 people just west of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan, and #57 crushed stone delivery here covers everything from driveway bases to drainage runs on the tighter, older lots that make up much of town. This grade is a washed, angular gray stone screened to between three quarters of an inch and a full inch, and it ships and prices by the ton rather than the cubic yard. What follows covers where this stone gets used around Dearborn, how to work out a ton count for your job, what the tiered pricing looks like, and how fast an order typically arrives.

Dearborn's Older Lots and Clay Ground

Much of Dearborn was built out in the decades after the war, which means narrow drive aprons, mature trees close to the house, and heavy clay soil that drains slowly once the ground is saturated. #57 stone is a common fix for that combination because its angular pieces interlock under a compactor instead of sliding the way rounded gravel does. The city sits inside the wider Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area, with Detroit about 9 miles east, Warren roughly 19 miles northeast, Roseville around 21 miles out, Sterling Heights close to 24 miles away, and Ann Arbor about 30 miles to the west. Crews working any of those cities can expect the same ton based pricing described further down this page.

Where It Gets Used Around the City

Around Dearborn, #57 crushed stone most often goes down as the compacted base layer under a driveway, whether the finished surface is more stone, pavers, or asphalt poured on top later. It also lines French drains and footing trenches on lots where the clay subgrade holds water after a storm, and it serves as backfill behind retaining walls and around foundation drains for the same reason. Some homeowners leave it exposed as a low maintenance parking pad or shed pad, since it compacts firm enough to carry vehicle weight without tracking mud into the garage.

Working Out a Ton Count

Start by multiplying the length and width of the area in feet, multiply that by the depth in inches, then divide by 324 to get cubic yards. #57 stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds per cubic yard, so take that yard figure and multiply by roughly 1.35 to arrive at tons, since tons are the unit Dearborn orders are priced and delivered in. If the math feels like a chore, the crushed stone calculator takes your square footage and depth and returns a ton count directly.

How the Ton Pricing Breaks Down

Dearborn crews also order pea gravel, river rock and topsoil in the same ton pricing tiers used for #57 stone. Mulch breaks that pattern here, since it prices out by the cubic yard rather than the ton.

Order 15 tons or more and delivery to Dearborn is included at no charge; anything below that line carries a flat delivery fee that steps down once you cross into the middle tier.

#57 Crushed Stone Delivery Timing in Dearborn

Loads under 8 tons typically ship in 1 to 2 business days. Orders between 8 and 14 tons usually move out the same day or the next business day once scheduled. Full 15 ton plus truckloads follow the same booking process as the other tiers and ship free on top of it. Delivery in Dearborn covers current lead times and anything specific to your street or neighborhood.

Placing a #57 Crushed Stone Order in Dearborn

Ordering #57 crushed stone delivery in Dearborn starts with your ZIP code, which pulls up the delivered per ton rate for each of the three tiers above. From there you pick a ton count, set a delivery date, and pay online. For pricing in other Michigan cities, the #57 Crushed Stone in Michigan hub lists every location currently served across the state.

About #57 Crushed Stone

#57 crushed stone is a washed, angular aggregate quarried and screened to a size between three quarters of an inch and one inch, with a consistent gray color that works for both structural and exposed applications. Because the individual pieces are angular rather than rounded, they catch against each other once spread and compacted, which is what lets the material hold its shape under a driveway or parking pad instead of shifting the way pea gravel or river rock tends to. The open gaps between pieces also let water move through quickly, which is the main reason it shows up in French drains, footing trenches and backfill behind retaining walls.

A cubic yard of #57 stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds, heavier than lighter yard-sold materials like mulch or topsoil, which is part of why it ships and prices by the ton instead. Most residential jobs spread it in a layer two to four inches deep over a compacted sub-base, though drainage trenches sometimes call for more depth than a driveway topper would. The stone does not break down, rot or compact into soil over time, so a base built with it needs only the occasional top-off rather than a full rebuild after a few seasons.

What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Dearborn

In the Dearborn market, #57 crushed stone is sold by the ton and priced at the gate before delivery is added on. 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. One ton covers about 80 sq ft at a 3 inch finished depth, so a 400 sq ft driveway pad runs roughly 5 tons.

How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Dearborn

Crews working out of Dearborn tend to call for #57 crushed stone on a few repeat jobs each week. The first is driveway gravel, typically laid in tight urban lots and infill builds with a base lift compacted before the finish course goes on. The second is drainage gravel, which lands here in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short and usually ships as a 4 to 8 ton order. With a population around 106,377, Dearborn pulls a mix of single-truck homeowner orders and contractor full-loads through the season.

Delivery day in Dearborn

On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Dearborn stops, and sends a window the night before. Tandem-axle dumps need at least 12 ft of clear width and 14 ft overhead to set the bed; tri-axles need 14 ft of clearance on both counts and a level pad to tip safely. 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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