This isn't the first sinkhole to open in Wharton, either. The city, which is nearly 40 miles west of New York City in the middle of New Jersey, right along I-80 and I-280, experienced another one ...

The New Jersey Department of Transportation confirmed the sinkhole Thursday morning near the Wharton exit on Interstate 80 eastbound, which is about 40 miles west of New York City.

New Jersey sinkhole: Photos show 40-foot-deep depression on Interstate 80 The sinkhole formed after a section of the right lane and shoulder collapsed on the busy highway near Wharton.

The sinkhole has forced motorists to take a short detour near Wharton, which is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of New York City. Crews have stabilized the area and started excavating.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation confirmed the sinkhole Thursday morning near the Wharton exit on Interstate 80 eastbound, which is about 40 miles west of New York City.

The sinkhole — which appeared large enough to swallow several cars hole — opened on the side of Interstate 80 in Wharton sometime around 7:45 a.m.

A sinkhole that formed on the eastbound side of I-80 near Wharton, New Jersey caused traffic snarls on the busy highway, about 40 miles west of New York City. Westbound lanes were unaffected.

WHARTON, N.J. (AP) — Road crews were repairing a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey on Friday where a sinkhole forced the eastbound lanes to shut down, but it was still ...

The sinkhole has forced motorists to take a short detour near Wharton, which is about 40 miles west of New York City. Crews have stabilized the area and started excavating.

The sinkhole has forced motorists to take a short detour near Wharton, which is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of New York City. Crews have stabilized the area and started excavating.

By AP WHARTON, N.J. (AP) — Road crews were repairing a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey on Friday where a sinkhole forced the eastbound lanes to shut down, but it was still ...