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The New Jersey Herald  was alerted to the possible presence of mine shafts under that area. The collapse of a mine shaft often works up through the earth causing whats known as "subsidence," or a settling of the surface. Schapiro told the Herald late Tuesday afternoon, "There is no evidence suggesting that there has been any settlement of the bridge, and we do not believe any previously existing mines in this area contributed to the current situation." But he also noted that "as a matter of d...

New Jersey Herald JEFFERSON — Highly traveled Route 15 was closed into Monday as the state Department of Transportation made emergency bridge repairs. Also closed was the rest of the Weldon Road interchange near the border with Sparta Township. The problem with the bridge, which carries Weldon Road over Route 15, was reported late Sunday afternoon by a DOT maintenance worker who noticed a vertical crack in one of the horizontal steel beams which crosses over the southbound lanes of Route...