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Crusher run for a compacted driveway base.

Crusher run combines angular stone and fines for a compacted driveway base, parking area, or equipment pad. Match the layer thickness and preparation to your soil and traffic, and order the delivery and any grading work as separate, defined scopes.

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Gradation: ¾" angular down to stone dust fines
Weight: ~1.50 tons per cubic yard
Placement: Compact in 4" lifts; 4–6" total for residential drives
Coverage: 1 cubic yard covers ~81 sq ft at 4" deep

What Crusher Run is

Angular crushed stone from ¾-inch pieces down to fines. The blend compacts into a dense base when placed over suitable ground in appropriate lifts. Drainage, preparation, and compaction determine how it performs.

Also called: crusher run gravel, ¾" minus, road base, dense grade aggregate, crusher base, QP.

What it’s used for

Driveway base & sub-base (4–6" compacted)
Parking lot foundation
Equipment pads & staging areas
Walking paths & low-traffic access roads

Not a fit for French drains or drainage beds — the fines fill the voids and block water. Use #57 or #4 Clean Stone where drainage is the goal.

How much crusher run do I need?

Work in cubic yards: length × width × depth in feet, divided by 27. Crusher Run runs about 1.50 tons per cubic yard for estimating purposes. Dispatch confirms the assigned truck and load quantity. This table gives the coverage for a single cubic yard at common depths.

Depth	1 cubic yard covers	Per 100 sq ft
2"	162 sq ft	0.6 yd³ · 0.9 tons
3"	108 sq ft	0.9 yd³ · 1.4 tons
4"	81 sq ft	1.2 yd³ · 1.9 tons
6"	54 sq ft	1.9 yd³ · 2.8 tons
12"	27 sq ft	3.7 yd³ · 5.6 tons

Confirm the placement depth and any compaction or waste allowance for the material before ordering. The driveway gravel calculator will do the whole thing for you, including how many trucks it takes, and the full materials calculator can size an order from a total quantity instead of dimensions.

Delivery across Jefferson County

We deliver crusher run out of Festus to job sites, driveways, and residential properties throughout Jefferson County and the St. Louis metro — Festus, Crystal City, Herculaneum, Pevely, Barnhart, Imperial, Arnold, Hillsboro, De Soto, and north into the metro. Tell dispatch where the truck needs to put it and we will tell you straight whether the access works.

Pricing moves with season and quantity, so we quote it live rather than posting a number that goes stale. Call (636) 331-5757 or send us the details and we will review material availability, transport, and access before confirming the quote.

Common Questions

Crusher Run questions

What is crusher run gravel used for?

Base and sub-base work — driveways, parking lots, equipment pads, shed foundations, and low-traffic access roads. The fines are the reason it works: they fill the voids between the larger stone so the whole layer compacts into something close to solid rather than staying loose.

How thick should crusher run be for a driveway?

Four to six inches compacted over a firm subgrade for a residential driveway. Place it in 4" lifts and compact each one. On soft or clay-heavy subgrade, go deeper or put down a geotextile fabric first — otherwise the base pumps down into the soil over a couple of wet seasons.

Is crusher run the same as #57 limestone?

No, and the difference matters. Crusher run has fines and compacts solid. #57 is washed clean with no fines, so it drains but stays loose. Use crusher run for the base, #57 for drainage or as a top-dress surface. Putting #57 where you needed crusher run gives you a driveway that never firms up.

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Most jobs take more than one material — a base layer, a surface, and something to finish the grade. See the full list →

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