Tuzla Spit or Kosa Tuzla was a long narrow peninsula or sandy spit in the eastern part of the Strait of Kerch which extended from Cape Tuzla to the north-west in the direction of the city Kerch for almost 11 km.

History

In 1925, the spit was cut by a storm, forming Tuzla Island. The open-water channel between Tuzla Island and the Russian mainland where the spit had previously existed reached over a kilometer in width. Tuzla Spit consisted of the Tuzla Island (45.26861°N, 36.54944°W) and two small islands on the Russian side (45.22583°N, 36.59278°W and 45.21361°N, 36.60722°W), and a narrow sand bar connecting them all. The two small islands were re-connected to each other by the 2003 construction by Russia of the 4.1 km long Tuzla dam (45.24417°N, 36.59194°W). The Tuzla Spit formed the southern shore of the Taman Bay; the northern shore is the Chushka Spit.

Crimean bridge

The remnants of the Tuzla Spit were utilized in the building of the Crimean Bridge.