The Oakmont Country Club last hosted a U.S. Golf Association Open nearly thirteen years ago. The reason for the long gap: a pedestrian bridge.

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Post-Gazette golf writer Gerry Dulac describes how the country club spear-headed the construction of a $500,000 pedestrian overpass spanning the Pennsylvania Turnpike to help facilitate crowd movement -- and gain another tournament.

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