▁ ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁width . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁ ▁arch es ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁approximately ▁$ 1 8 6 ▁thousand , ▁it ▁replaced ▁the ▁Swift ' s ▁Island ▁Fer ry ▁service , ▁which ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁named ▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Carolina ▁Power ▁& ▁Light ▁began ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁T illery ▁H ydro elect ric ▁Plant ; ▁the ▁dam ▁built ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁plant ▁would ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁lake ▁( L ake ▁T illery ), ▁but ▁would ▁also ▁sub merge ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Carolina ▁Power ▁& ▁Light ▁fund ed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁that ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁new ▁bridge ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁original ▁bridge ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁raz ed . ▁ ▁In ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B attle ▁of ▁Swift ▁Island ▁Bridge ," ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁made ▁several ▁different ▁attempts ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁bridge : ▁first ▁by ▁over loading ▁with ▁weight , ▁second ▁by ▁aer ial ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁third ▁by ▁art illery . ▁ ▁The ▁fourth ▁attempt ▁was ▁finally ▁successful ▁after ▁placing ▁ ▁of ▁explos ives , ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁bases ▁of ▁the ▁structure , ▁det on ating ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁the ▁lake ▁formed , ▁sub mer ging ▁what ▁little ▁remained ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Swift ▁Island ▁Fer ry