What states salt their roads? expect car RUST

[whunter]

I can't figure this out.
The answer is very confused.
There does not seem to be a reliable (accurate) database or geographic map.

Some States use Salt everywhere, others only in local areas.

Some States use Calcium Chloride only in local areas.

Some States use Sand everywhere.

Some States have NO planning, supplies, or equipment for dealing with snow and/or ice on their roads.

Corrosion

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[SwampYankee]

CT uses sodium and magnesium chloride. It's a rot cocktail. The liquid pre-treat stuff is especially nasty.

They've experimented with beet juice (no word if it's from Schrute Farms).

[MTI]

I seem to recall that WA and OR ban salt on roadways.

[Skippy]

Nevada uses lots of sand. The authorities don't spread rock salt anywhere except maybe Tahoe, but they do have trucks spraying brine (of what composition I don't know) in advance of snowfall sometimes, probably less than ten times a year. We don't get much rust here except for the Tahoe cars, and I doubt many people do like me and wash their car ASAP after even a suspected salt exposure. I'd still be perfectly happy with a road salt ban.

OTOH, if I had a car that was all carbon fiber with a little aluminum and magnesium, plain old sodium chloride probably wouldn't be much of a concern.

[4x4_Welder]

Originally Posted by MTI

I seem to recall that WA and OR ban salt on roadways.

OR maybe, but the underside of my trailer says eastern WA salts. I hauled it from eastern ID to the current homestead in icy conditions (nothing like finding out the trailer has a bent axle stub while going past cars in the ditch), and passed a couple trucks spreading some sort of granular de-icer. I hadn't had a chance to paint the trailer before the move, and a couple of crossmembers started flaking off huge chinks of rust.

[Phil_F_NM]

Colorado uses Potassium Chloride.
Northern New Mexico applies salt when necessary. Not sure which salt though.

Phil Forrest

[280SE Guy]

I suggest that we open a class action law suit for those states that use corrosive elements on our roads that destroy our cars and ruin our roads.

Are there any lawyers here?

Regards,

280SE Guy

[Marrs]

Originally Posted by 4x4_Welder

OR maybe, but the underside of my trailer says eastern WA salts. I hauled it from eastern ID to the current homestead in icy conditions (nothing like finding out the trailer has a bent axle stub while going past cars in the ditch), and passed a couple trucks spreading some sort of granular de-icer. I hadn't had a chance to paint the trailer before the move, and a couple of crossmembers started flaking off huge chinks of rust.

Oregon DOT site states tht they use magnesium chloride with a rust inhibitor, but that it may still cause corrosion and to wash your car regularly in the winter. I've only seen the tell-tale streaks of sprayed deicer on the more steep hillside roads, not commonly used elsewhere. We only use salt in two mountain passes, otherwise avoided due to harm to fish in streams and rivers.