610 Limestone in Louisiana
Also sold as Road Base
Also known as: #610, 610 base, crushed limestone base
610 Limestone settles into a firm working layer after compaction, helping Louisiana pads and access areas hold their shape on wet ground.
- Size: 1 inch minus
- Grading: Graded mix of crushed stone, gravel and binding fines
- Type: Crushed aggregate blend
From $376.00 for 1 ton, delivery included
Larger loads cost less per ton: 500 tons is $21,470.00 ($42.94 per ton). Pick any quantity below for a delivered price.
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“Redid the road base under a long camp road out toward Golden Meadow where the ground stays soft most of the year this close to the marsh. Six tons went in over geotextile fabric and the compaction held nicely, even with a couple of tropical systems dumping rain on it since summer. The four wheeler doesn't bog down anymore getting out to the duck blinds.”
Imani U. · Verified Buyer
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Everything You Need to Know About 610 Limestone
Size and Grading
- Size
- 1 inch minus
- Grading
- Graded mix of crushed stone, gravel and binding fines
- Type
- Crushed aggregate blend
After spreading, 610 Limestone takes on its value when it is compacted into a firm layer. The blend contains crushed aggregate, gravel, and fines that close gaps under compaction, helping it carry equipment, regular traffic, and slab-pad work. That packed condition matters where gumbo clay, a high water table, or subsidence can leave a loose layer vulnerable to movement.
Build pads up where site conditions require it rather than relying on a deep excavation, then compact the material in placed layers. Keep finished grading directed away from the pad so water does not stand against the base. That approach fits access roads and camp routes where ground may remain wet.
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Material: 610 Limestone
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Common Uses
Road & Highway Construction
Beneath asphalt or concrete, road base creates the load-spreading layer for roads and highways. It carries traffic weight out across the subgrade, forming the pavement's structural support.
Heavy-Duty Driveways
Driveways carrying heavy trucks, equipment trailers, or regular commercial traffic benefit from road base beneath the surface. Its added support helps resist ruts and breakdown from demanding loads.
Construction Site Access Roads
Use road base to establish either temporary or permanent routes into a construction site. It supports heavy equipment and provides an all-weather driving surface, including when wet ground would otherwise slow the work.
Commercial Parking & Loading Areas
In commercial parking lots, loading docks, and industrial yards, road base forms the underlying support where heavy vehicles and equipment operate each day.
Why Choose 610 Limestone
Maximum Load Capacity
Designed for very heavy use, road base can support fully loaded dump trucks and industrial equipment. When compacted, it distributes weight across the surface rather than concentrating it at individual points.
Road Base Selection
Check the requirements for your project before choosing a base material.
All-Weather Performance
When installed correctly, road base stays stable through wet and dry weather, including shallow frost conditions. Dense compaction helps limit water moving into the layer, which can cause softer materials to lose support.
Economical for Large Projects
Road base provides commercial-grade support for much less than paved surfaces. It is a practical material for wide access roads, parking areas, and work yards where strength matters across a large footprint.
Frequently Asked Questions About 610 Limestone
Customer Reviews
Good base, one pocket stayed soft
Laid seven tons of road base for a farm turnaround outside Napoleonville where the cane trucks cut through every harvest. Compacted hard everywhere except one low pocket near the ditch that stayed a little spongy even after the roller went over it twice. Everywhere else is rock solid, and the trucks haven't torn it up since the fix.
Jasper V. · Napoleonville, LA · Verified Buyer
Food truck rolled right over it
Our church festival grounds in Donaldsonville flood if you look at them wrong, so we brought in Road Base for the parking field before the fall festival. Ordered based on the square footage calculator, came up about three tons short once the tandem dumped it, so we had to call for a quick second load two days before the gates opened. Worked out fine in the end. Saturday morning the food truck rolled right out onto the field and parked for six hours without sinking an inch, and the only complaints all day were about the boudin running out early.
Katrina W. · Donaldsonville, LA · Verified Buyer
Solid base under the camp road
Redid the road base under a long camp road out toward Golden Meadow where the ground stays soft most of the year this close to the marsh. Six tons went in over geotextile fabric and the compaction held nicely, even with a couple of tropical systems dumping rain on it since summer. The four wheeler doesn't bog down anymore getting out to the duck blinds.
Imani U. · Golden Meadow, LA · Verified Buyer
Turnaround base holds the shrimp trailers
Built a turnaround for the boat trailers down at the dock outside Larose using nine tons of road base over the soft marsh edge. Louisiana Rock Supply had the driver dump it in two spots so we could spread it evenly with the skid steer. A full shrimping season of trailers backing in and out later, the pad hasn't shifted or gone soft even with the tide coming up close some mornings.
Hutton T. · Larose, LA · Verified Buyer
Boat Launch Approach Finally Holds Up
Eight tons of road base went into the boat launch approach behind the house before crawfish season got busy. It packed down solid under the trailer tires and hasn't rutted even with the bayou running high this spring.
Georgette S. · Patterson, LA · Verified Buyer
610 Limestone has 5 verified customer reviews with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
