How many tons of gravel do I need for my driveway?

One national guide says a ton covers about 60 to 80 square feet at 4 inches deep. By that rule, a drive 100 feet long and 10 feet wide takes about 13 to 17 tons. The same guide calls for 5 to 6 inches in layers, so plan on more. It also says to order 10 to 15 percent extra.

Is crusher run good for a driveway?

Yes. Crusher run is crushed stone with sand and stone dust, and it packs down hard. Guides use it as the base layer, and some use it as the top. A crown in the surface helps it shed water.

Does crushed concrete cost less than crusher run?

It can. One national guide lists crushed concrete at $11 to $53 a ton and crusher run at $24 to $34. A federal highway research guide says crushed concrete weighs less for the same volume, so a ton covers more ground.

How often do you need to add gravel to a driveway?

National guides differ. One says to top it up at least once a year, more under heavy traffic. Another says every two to four years. A crowned drive with good grading holds its stone longer.

Are asphalt millings better than gravel for a driveway?

Per ton, millings cost about the same as crusher run or less. Installed, one guide puts a millings drive at about $3 to $8 per square foot, above most gravel. Millings bind as they are rolled and cure, so less stone moves. They are worth pricing when a gravel drive needs new stone every year.

Is this what All State Trucking charges?

No, these are published market ranges from national cost guides, not our price list. Every drive is different, so we look at yours and put a free estimate in writing. That written quote is the number to plan around. Call or text (912) 239-0212.

How Much Does a Gravel Driveway Cost in Georgia?

Most national cost guides put an installed gravel driveway at about $1 to $4 per square foot. Two guides run as high as $10. The average project lands near $1,500 to $1,800, and most fall between about $500 and $3,500. Per ton, crusher run costs about $20 to $50 and crushed concrete about $11 to $53.

Those averages describe a short drive beside a house. A long country drive is a bigger job, and the tables below show how much bigger. These are published market numbers, not our price list. We build gravel driveways around Waycross, and each one gets its own written quote.

What do crusher run, crushed concrete and gravel cost per ton?

Driveway stone is sold by the ton. Some guides fold delivery into the ton price and some do not.

Material	Price per ton in national guides	Where it fits
Crusher run	about $20 to $50	the base layer, or a hard-packed top
Crushed concrete	about $11 to $53	base or top, and a ton goes further
Crushed stone	about $25 to $60	the top layer over a crusher run base
Pea gravel	about $20 to $100	walkways, since it rolls under tires
Asphalt millings	about $10 to $27 before delivery	a surface that binds as it is rolled

Crusher run is crushed stone mixed with sand and stone dust. It packs down hard, so guides use it as the base under other stone. Crushed concrete is recycled concrete, broken down to stone size. A federal highway research guide says it locks up well as a base and weighs less for the same volume. So a ton of it covers more ground than a ton of quarry stone.

Round stone is the weak pick for a drive. A federal gravel road manual says broken stone embeds into a gravel surface much better than round stone. Pea gravel suits a walkway, but it shifts and spreads under tires.

What does a gravel driveway cost by size?

National guides price drives by size, with labor included. Here are their published ranges.

Driveway	Size	Installed range
Single-car drive	200 to 300 sq ft	$250 to $900
Two-car drive	400 to 600 sq ft	$800 to $2,200
Long rural drive	2,000 sq ft	$3,500 to $6,000 and up
Private road, 530 by 16 feet	8,480 sq ft	$10,600 to $33,920
Road a quarter mile long, 12 feet wide	15,840 sq ft	$15,000 to $60,000

The guides split on bigger drives. One prices a drive 100 feet long and 10 feet wide at $4,000 to $10,000. Another puts drives over 1,000 square feet at $1,000 to $5,000. A spread that wide is why a drive gets priced on site.

Stone is bought by the ton, so depth matters as much as size. One guide says a ton covers about 60 to 80 square feet at 4 inches deep. By that math, a drive 300 feet long and 12 feet wide takes about 45 to 60 tons for 4 inches. The same guide calls for 5 to 6 inches, laid in layers, and 8 to 12 inches where trucks run.

What do delivery and spreading add?

Delivery is a real line on a gravel job. One national guide puts it at $10 to $25 a ton, plus $10 for each mile past five. Another lists $100 to $500 a load, and distance sets the price. Spreading runs about $10 to $25 per cubic yard in one guide.

Distance matters in South Georgia. The state transportation department keeps a list of approved stone sources. It shows stone yards in Waycross and nearby towns stocked from quarries more than 100 miles to the north. National guides note that rural properties can pay more for delivery when suppliers sit far away.

We haul the stone in our own dump trucks, then spread and grade it. Our written quote covers the material, the hauling and the install.

Site work is the other add. Guides put grading at about $1 to $3 per square foot. Where a new drive crosses a road ditch, a pipe goes under it. One guide puts culverts at $500 to $2,000.

Ware County’s public works department issues driveway pipe permits. On a state route, the Georgia Department of Transportation handles residential driveway permits and advises on pipe size.

How often does a gravel driveway need more stone?

Guides differ. One national guide says to top it up at least once a year, more under heavy traffic. Another says to add new gravel every two to four years. Yearly upkeep runs about $100 to $400 in a third.

Tires push stone to the edges, and rain washes it off a drive with poor grading. A federal gravel road manual adds that the fine material blows away as dust.

Shape slows the loss. The same manual calls for a crown of about 1/2 inch per foot, roughly 4 percent. Water then runs off to the sides instead of sitting in ruts.

Around Waycross the land is flat and sandy, with water close to the surface in low spots. Guides suggest a fabric layer under the base to keep stone from sinking into soft soil. One guide prices re-grading or resurfacing a worn drive at $0.50 to $2.20 per square foot. Driveway grading puts the crown back and fills the ruts before new stone goes down.

When are asphalt millings the better buy?

Millings are old asphalt pavement, ground up and screened. National guides put them at about $10 to $27 a ton before delivery, at or below crusher run. Installed, a millings drive runs about $3 to $8 per square foot in one guide. That is above most gravel.

The difference is how the surface holds. A federal gravel road manual says the old asphalt in millings acts as the binder. It also calls for at least 3 inches, compacted, on firm ground.

We lay millings with a paving machine and pack them with a vibratory roller. The surface tightens as it cures over the months after it goes down.

Millings are worth pricing when a gravel drive eats stone every year. They also fit long drives, where yearly top-ups add up. Crushed recycled asphalt is our specialty, and our page on recycled asphalt driveways shows how we lay it. The numbers are in our guide to millings driveway costs in Georgia.

How do you get a gravel driveway priced around Waycross?

All State Trucking, Paving and Construction builds gravel driveways around Waycross and across southeast Georgia. That includes crusher run and crushed concrete drives. We look at the drive and put a free estimate in writing. See how we build them on our gravel driveway installation page, then call or text (912) 239-0212.