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.

Road crews are repairing Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey after a sinkhole from an abandoned mine shut down the eastbound lanes.

A sinkhole on I-80 in New Jersey is causing delays and detours Thursday as crews work to plan repairs. The sinkhole opened on Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton in Morris County. The state Department of Transportation is warning motorists to expect delays through the area and to consider alternate routes.

A sinkhole that opened up along Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey has forced authorities to close the eastbound lanes of the heavily traveled highway.

Photos show snarled traffic and crews at the scene evaluating the extent of the damage of the sinkhole that closed a section of Interstate 80.

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.

New Jersey Department of Transportation crews have stabilized the area around the massive 40 foot-by-40-foot sinkhole in Wharton, NJ.The collapse of an abandoned mineshaft is the cause of that sinkhole that has shut down part of Interstate 80 (I-80).