Order CA-6 and Crushed Stone in Henderson County, IL
Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Henderson County, IL. The ground here is deep loess over older drift, and loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats.
That behavior decides how much base a drive or pad needs underneath it. CA-6, also called road base, is the dense graded crushed limestone most local work starts from.
Delivery across Henderson County
You order online and a dump truck tips the load on site. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before checkout.
You pick a delivery date at checkout, and coverage runs across the county. That includes Stronghurst, Oquawka, Lomax, Biggsville, Carman, Gladstone and Media.
Materials delivered in Henderson County
Article 1004.01 sets the coarse aggregate gradations CA 1 through CA 20, and Article 1005.01 sets the riprap gradations RR 3 through RR 7.
CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.
Clean stone is a different job. CA-7 and CA-11 are washed, so water moves through them, which is why they bed pipe and fill drainage trenches.
CA-16 chips handle tighter bedding and drainage around tanks.
Lime screenings bed pavers and flagstone, and torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand for concrete and leveling. RipRap armors banks and culvert outlets, and screened topsoil finishes lawns and beds.
Ground conditions across Henderson County
Work runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little longer than upstate. That gives you a wider window for a delivery, though bottomland sites wait out spring high water.
Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats. On a slope, that means runoff arrives quickly and carries material with it.
Gully and rill erosion in loess on steep bluffs and ravines is the pattern to plan around, along with slumping on cut slopes. A clean stone layer under a fines-bearing base gives water somewhere to go.
Cold winters bring freeze and thaw, and frost still lifts drives and walks each spring. Frost depth is about 36 to 40 inches, and the local building department sets it.
Choosing the right material
Mercer County, McDonough County and Hancock County all sit on the same ground region as Henderson County: deep loess over older Illinoian drift, with dissected bluffs and steep ravines. The ground is the same, so the material logic is the same.
A compacted base course and a clean drainage layer solve the same problems on either side of the line. Where a site sits on a slope, expect faster runoff and plan the drainage layer accordingly.
Match the material to the job rather than to the county. CA-6 for a base, CA-7 or CA-11 for drainage and bedding, CA-16 chips for tight bedding, and RipRap where a bank or outlet needs armoring.
Order CA-6 and aggregate delivery in Henderson County
Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Henderson County, from Stronghurst and Oquawka to Lomax, Biggsville, Carman, Gladstone and Media. Choose your material, size the load by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.
Place your order online and a truck brings it to your site.