▁Bridge ▁II ▁The ▁second ▁and ▁current ▁west bound ▁bridge ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁first ▁Swift ▁Island ▁Fer ry ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁entirely ▁in ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ; ▁the ▁bridge ▁consist ▁of ▁four ▁ ▁arch es , ▁at ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁originally ▁served ▁NC   7 4 ▁till ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁NC   2 7 / NC   7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 6 4 , ▁NC   2 4 ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁parallel ▁bridge , ▁the ▁Swift ▁Island ▁Fer ry ▁Bridge ▁was ▁renamed , ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁bridge , ▁as ▁the ▁James ▁B . ▁G arrison ▁Bridge , ▁serving ▁two - lan es ▁of ▁west bound ▁NC   2 4 / NC   2 7 / NC   7 3 . ▁ ▁James ▁B . ▁G arrison ▁Bridge ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁older ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁bridge ▁and ▁new ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁bridge ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁former ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁Senator ▁James ▁B . ▁G arrison . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 2 0 0 3 , ▁both ▁brid ges ▁provided ▁four - lan es ▁of ▁traffic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁older ▁