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Road salt can mean many things. Some cities/countries use sodium chloride, some use calcium chloride. Anti-caking agents like sodium ferrocyanide are added to prevent clumping.

That said, the weight of a volume of "road salt" be approximated by using using the density of ordinary salt, which is 2.165 grams per cubic centimeter.

After dimensional analysis, you get a rough estimate of 3,650 pounds per cubic yard.

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The average weight of 1 cubic yard of road salt is approximately 2,000 to 2,200 pounds.

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