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Which States Salt the Roads

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AngliaGT

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While I am thinking of getting oout of
California,I thought of one other thing to consider
(besides how to move all of these cars),& that's
which states use salt on the roads.

- Doug
 
Ohio - blech. We have the Morton salt mines under the lake, and we use them. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif Drive down the interstate and every few miles you'll see salt silos that look like, well, nevermind...

Edit: Found a pic.

 
AngliaGT said:
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which states use salt on the roads. - Doug
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Unless things have changed recently, all the New England states and New York for starters.

I think almost all states that regularly deal with ice use salt. I mix some in our sand pile to keep it from freezing and I presume many cities & towns do the same. They've reduced the quantities in recent years but salt's salt.

I could be wrong & I'll be interested in other answers.
 
Illinois does. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif All of our roads are white from the salt right now! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif
 
Arkansas does (sand and salt) But it only snows 1 or 2 days a year- if that....
 
Doug:
If you are Going to be driving through Utah during the winter? you can count on having salt on your vehicle. They also mix salt and sand. {I think it is a real high salt content here} Your vehicle will literaly turn white here. I even avoid driving anything I don`t want salt on until late spring. I also own a pressure washer of which I use faithfuly to wash the stuff off of the body and underside as well. Even at that rust spots will appear eventualy.
The only place I have seen worse rust issues is gulf costal Texas.
Kerry
56 Tr-3 smallmouth TS 12909 L.O.
 
Not Alabama!
 
It was banned in CA for environmental reasons. I wonder if the same reasoning applies to other states that don't use it.
 
For the longest time they used only sand as salt doesn't work in the temps we have here. However last year my truck turned white just about every time it when out so there either using mag chloride or salt. Sad times as before you could tell just by looking at the car who was from MN or ND. The MN cars were rust buckets.
 
Kerry's pegged it for Utah. Our 2 daily drivers are both white with salt now.
 
State of CT has for the first time this year been experimenting with a spray-able salt. They are no longer using the granular salt, sand, gravel, and rock mixture that destroys automobiles. Yippee! I have yet to get the chemical analysis of the new salt spray. I asked the local Public Works Director and he didn't even know. It is suppose to be more environmentally friendly but it does cost more bucks. Oh well, there go's that surplus! The town salt, gravel, and rock remains the same. I think my town is using the same gravel used to chip seal the roads. If you don't know what chip seal is it's where they throw down this wonderful 1/8th to 1/4 inch gravel and spray it with binder. The gravel that fails to bind is there for most of the summer and really does a nice job of creating extra revenue for all the body & glass repair facilities.
 
Maryland uses salt on the roads.
 
As far as I know, PA still does! One of the ironies I always felt while living there was that they salt the roads and at the same time have the strictest inspection requirements i.e. pertaining to rusted bodywork!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif
 
Salt in NY, "daily driver" MINI off road until rainy season washes it away and Jeep gets all the white stuff.

Patrick
 
Wisconsin uses it. Boy, does Wisconsin use it! I can almost see my daily driver rotting away in front of my eyes! The darn car is white all over except from the windows and the lights..........
 
Florida does not need salt, no ice. Anyway we have pleanty in the air. Maybe that's why no ice.
 
Ky uses salt ans I'm pretty sure Tenn. does. They asked one winter if some of us from the engineering crew wanted to ride shotgun on the salt trucks. Now if you really are into adrealine rushes then I would highly recommend that little adventure to you. It was 2:00am, highest mountain in the state and 8 inches of snow and still falling. Thats one adventure I'll never forget.
 
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