Morris County is home to hundreds of abandoned mines, with several located near the sinkhole's location off Interstate 80 in Wharton.

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 collapse of an abandoned mineshaft is the cause of a massive 40-foot-by-40-foot sinkhole that has shut down part of Interstate 80 (I-80) in New Jersey, according to the State Department of Transportation.

Road crews have been working 'around the clock' to repair a stretch of Interstate 80 in New Jersey after a sinkhole forced the eastbound lanes to close.

A sinkhole on a New Jersey interstate that's closed eastbound traffic for over 24 hours was caused by a collapse of abandoned mineshaft, officials said.

A massive sinkhole on the Interstate 80, caused by the collapse of an abandoned mineshaft, can have some wondering what exactly is a mine hole?" One town in Morris County is no stranger to these mine subsidences.

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