Sinkholes usually form over time by a phenomenon called karst processes in which groundwater breaks down minerals in the underlying soluble rock. The dissolved minerals create spaces inside the ...

The highway's guardrail still hung suspended in the air across the gaping 40-foot-wide (12-meter) hole, which opened up when an abandoned mine collapsed under the highway's right shoulder Thursday ...

Sinkholes are most common in "karst terrain," which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, describes as "regions where the types of rock below the land ...

The 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole closed I-80 eastbound. A sinkhole on a northern New Jersey interstate that's closed eastbound traffic for over 24 hours was caused by a collapse of abandoned ...

A mammoth sinkhole opened along a major New Jersey interstate Thursday morning, closing several lanes and pushing motorists onto local roads to avoid the pit. The sinkhole — which appeared large ...

The massive 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole that opened up a major New Jersey highway Thursday was caused by an abandoned mineshaft, officials said. Construction crews are working around the clock to ...

A sinkhole roughly the depth and width of a four-story building on a busy stretch of Interstate 80 in Wharton was caused by the collapse of an abandoned mineshaft, forcing workers to undergo ...

WHARTON, N.J. -- The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Wharton, New Jersey remain shut down as crews work to repair a massive sinkhole that opened up on the shoulder early Thursday morning.

Sinkhole opens on I-80 in New Jersey (Credit: PIX11) Fortunately, the sinkhole didn’t swallow up any vehicles or injure any drivers. Crews are working to figure out how to repair the sinkhole.

Cancel anytime. The Omaha Fire Department and a crane lift garbage truck out of a sinkhole in downtown Omaha. No one was injured. A garbage truck fell into a sinkhole in downtown Omaha and ...

A massive sinkhole formed Thursday off the shoulder of a heavily trafficked interstate highway in New Jersey, forcing motorists to take detours to avoid the area. The sinkhole formed after a ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Residents of a south Toledo neighborhood are voicing frustration over a sinkhole on Arlington and Francis avenues they say has been growing for months, raising safety concerns and ...