This used to by the main entrance to Cornell - apparently centuries ago, now its just a Dead End.
Cornell used to be accessed through this gate, overlooked by he portrait of Ezra Cornell, that lead to the main road of campus. During some re-development this was changed and the road through Collegetown, crossing the Gorge became the main road, without a new gate. The old one was abandoned and the story tell that the road has seen several signs like "Dead End", "No through traffic" and the best one "Do not enter" since then, nevertheless the students always found their way in.