A crumbling mineshaft caused the 40-foot-by-40-foot sinkhole that closed part of the highway, state transportation officials said.

Emergency crews continue to work on repair the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in New Jersey after a large sinkhole opened on the right shoulder Thursday morning. The New Jersey Department of ...

A 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole formed on the right shoulder of eastbound Interstate 80 near exit 34 in Wharton in Morris County Thursday morning. The sinkhole was caused by the collapse of an abandoned ...

Road crews were repairing a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey on Friday where a sinkhole forced the ...

The sinkhole is on the right shoulder of the eastbound side of I-80, but affects the right lane as well, officials say.

The sinkhole that cratered a section of I-80 in New Jersey was caused by an abandoned mineshaft collapsing underneath the highway, state transportation officials say.

The hole has caused traffic issues on the eastbound lane of I-80 near Exit 34. The DOT said workers have stabilized the area. But there is no timeframe for a reopening due to how involved the repairs ...

Crews stand near a sinkhole that opened up along Interstate 80 near Wharton, New Jersey. (WABC) A stretch of Interstate 80 in New Jersey was closed after a sinkhole opened up on the shoulder of the ...

Construction crews are working around the clock to repair the ginormous hole along I-80 near Exit 40 in Wharton that caused ...

The cause of a sinkhole that formed along Interstate 80 in New Jersey Thursday has been revealed. A 40-foot by 40-foot ...

New Jersey is home to 600 of the nation's 500,000 abandoned mines, yet the danger they pose looms large in the state's north.