Cross the wooden bridge over Crim Dell, the pond it is named for, here on the William & Mary campus in Williamsburg. The span crosses Crim Dell — the pond the bridge is named for — and is considered one of the College's most visually appealing elements. Opened on William & Mary's first-ever Parents' Day in 1966, the bridge replaced a plain, unpainted crossing after President Davis Paschall wanted a more elaborate structure.
The gully it spans was once a place where passersby threw garbage; the pond itself was created by building a dam near the future bridge site. For a short time, this spot was even considered as the site for a new library, a plan that was ultimately rejected. Crim Dell was funded by three main sources: the 1964 senior class gift, a friend of the College named David Reed Baer, and the family of John W. H. Crim, a distinguished alumnus of the College's 1901 graduating class.
A mounted plaque near the bridge bears a Paschall quotation commemorating the dedication on May 7, 1966 — “…that one may walk in beauty, discover the... Notice the dam nearby and the bridge's wooden lines tracing the water of Crim Dell.