Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Parthenon, AR

Gravel and aggregate delivery in Parthenon, AR runs on the working season. Ice and mud on steep drives set the limits here, and grading and compaction go best from late spring through fall.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk SB-2 base, washed stone, sand and soil to jobs in Newton County.

Winter ice and mud on steep drives set the limits. Plan the order for the window when the slopes have dried out.

Materials for Parthenon Projects

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material. It is a dense graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

Driveways, parking pads, shed pads and pipe bedding all start here. When a job is written to a spec, the same material is called Class 7 base or Class 7 aggregate base course, the name cities and engineers put into street, sidewalk and parking standards.

Not every drive needs a full base build. Driveway gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base on rural and county road properties.

A finer dense graded material that binds and compacts, sold as crusher run or dense graded base, works where SB-2 is not the fit. Crusher Run sits in that group, and Class 8 base is the 1 inch minus version quarries sell alongside Class 7.

Washed stone handles the drainage side. #57 Limestone goes into French drains, foundation and pipe drainage and concrete aggregate, and it makes a clean top over a compacted base.

3/4" Crushed Stone suits drainage beds, construction entrances and drive surfacing anywhere a washed stone with no fines is wanted. Drain Rock, also called filter rock, covers dry wells and downspout runs.

Sand and soil finish the work. Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pools, and Mason Sand goes into brick, block and stone work, paver joints and play sand.

Top Soil is screened for lawns, grading and bed prep. Garden Soil fills raised beds and vegetable gardens, and Fill Dirt raises low ground and builds a pad up out of the wet before a base course goes on.

Decorative stone covers beds and borders. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded and washed, used on walkways, play areas, dog runs and drainage.

Arkansas River Rock, also called river gravel or creek gravel, dresses beds and dry creek beds, and Large River Rock takes the heavier decorative work and light bank protection where a rounded stone is wanted.

Ground and Conditions in Parthenon

Across the Boston Mountains, shale beds perch water above the rock. Slopes stay wet and slick while the sandstone above sheds rain straight down the hollow.

A steep gravel drive takes water arriving from uphill, not just the rain that falls on it.

Soils in this part of the state are stony, acid silt loam and clay over flat lying sandstone and shale. Rock benches, ledges and loose colluvium sit on the steep slopes, and ridge soils are thin.

Only the foot of a slope carries any depth, which is where a pad or drive is easiest to build.

Slope length and gradient drive erosion here. Runoff on steep hollow drives cuts ruts and carries surfacing to the bottom, and saturated shale slopes slump after long rain.

A proper base course and a drainage layer matter more than they would on flat ground. Wet ground, not frost, is the reason to build base depth into a Parthenon drive.

Frost is still a real factor on shaded north facing slopes and drives, which stay frozen hours longer than the valleys below. No statewide frost depth figure is published.

The Arkansas residential code has each jurisdiction set the frost line and requires exterior footings at least 12 inches below undisturbed ground. For a local number, ask the Newton County building official.

Delivery to Parthenon and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile at the delivery point. Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives, with room for the bed to clear overhead lines and branches.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

Order online, pick a delivery date at checkout, and the truck brings the load to the site. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers across Newton County, including Jasper, Western Grove, Ponca, Deer and Mount Judea.

Parthenon itself sits in Newton County, and the same delivery process covers addresses throughout the area.

Order Base, Stone and Soil for Your Parthenon Project

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, washed stone, sand and soil for driveways, parking pads and building pads in Parthenon and across Newton County. Order online by the ton or by the yard, choose your delivery date, and the truck brings the material to your site.