Class 5, Sand and Gravel Delivery in Morton County, ND
North Dakota Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Morton County, ND. Start with the calculator on any product page to size the load, then order online by the ton or by the yard.
Class 5 is the base most of this county is built on, and it is the material to reach for first when you are building a drive, a parking pad or a shop floor.
Delivery across Morton County
Ordering is done online. Pick your material, set the quantity by the ton or the yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.
A dump truck then tips the load on site.
Each product page carries a calculator you can use before you order. It helps you size the load so the pile that lands matches the job you have in front of you.
We deliver to Mandan, New Salem, Hebron, Glen Ullin, Flasher, Almont and St. Anthony, along with the rural addresses between them.
Bulk loads arrive as one tipped pile on the day you pick.
Materials delivered in Morton County
Match the material to the job. A driveway, a patio and a drain each want something different under them, and the local names below are how you order here.
Class 5 in Morton County
Class 5 is the base gravel this part of North Dakota is specified around.
Cities and counties write those class numbers into their own street specifications. That is how material is described and ordered here, so the number on the plan is the number you order.
Order Class 5 for a driveway, a parking pad, a shop base or a shed pad. It is a compacted base course, and it belongs under whatever surface you finish with.
Ground conditions across Morton County
Across the Missouri Slope, the ground is soft Fort Union sandstone, siltstone, claystone and lignite under a thin soil cover. Swelling clay shows up in places, glacial material is only patchy, and sand and gravel sits on the Missouri River terraces.
That mix matters before anything is placed on it. Soft shale and claystone move when they get wet, so an under-built base shows the ground's faults rather than the gravel's.
Drainage on the Missouri Slope is well developed. Water moves fast down the draws and coulees instead of standing, so the problem is runoff arriving all at once and cutting a drive apart.
Gully cutting in soft shale and claystone is the erosion to plan around, along with slumping on steep cut slopes and shoreline erosion along the Missouri and Lake Sakakawea.
Winters here are long and severe, with deep ground frost and a hard spring thaw that heaves and softens gravel drives, approaches and township roads. Frost depth is set by the city or county rather than by a statewide table.
Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of the spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter, and spring load restrictions slow hauling while the frost comes out.
Choosing the right material
Burleigh County, Stark County and Mercer County all sit in the Missouri Slope region and share Morton County's ground. Soft Fort Union sandstone, siltstone, claystone and lignite under a thin soil cover, swelling clay in places, patchy glacial material, and sand and gravel on the river terraces.
So the base and drainage choices do not change at the county line. What changes is the job in front of you, and that is what should pick the material.
For a drive or a pad, Class 5 is the base and Class 13 is the surface gravel over it. For a drain, washed rock moves water and 3/4 inch crushed rock handles heavier flow.
For a path or a yard, scoria gives a red surface and pea rock gives a smooth one. For a lawn or a bed, black dirt goes down before anything is planted.
Questions about ordering in Morton County
When is the best time of year to order base material in Morton County?
Plan around the thaw. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of the spring thaw into late fall, because frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.
Spring load restrictions also slow hauling while the frost comes out. Order once the ground has thawed and dried enough to work, and finish before the ground freezes again.
What is the difference between topsoil and fill dirt?
Topsoil, which North Dakota yards and suppliers call black dirt, is screened and goes on top for lawns, grade repair and bed prep. Fill dirt is unscreened material for raising grade, filling low ground and backfilling before a gravel course goes down.
Fill goes underneath; black dirt goes on the surface where something will grow.
What is Class 5 and what is it used for in Morton County?
Class 5 is the standard North Dakota base gravel. Section 302 names it as the traffic service aggregate, and Section 816, Table 816-01 sets its gradation.
Cities and counties write that class number into their own street specifications. Order it for driveways, parking pads, shop bases and shed bases.
Order Class 5 and gravel for your Morton County job
Class 5 is the base material this county is built on, and it is the place to start for a drive, a pad or a shop floor. Add Class 13, scoria, washed rock or black dirt to finish the job.
Size the load on the product page, order online, and pick your delivery date. North Dakota Rock Supply brings it to your address in Morton County.