The Spit is an urban locality in the suburb of Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The Spit is located in the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman and is part of the Lower North Shore.

[1] From as early as 1834, a ferry operated by Barney Kearns carried passengers across the waters of Middle Harbour.

From the 1850s, a punt operated by Peter Ellery, carried passengers across for sixpence and horse-drawn vehicles were charged 1s 6d.

This was replaced by the bascule bridge in 1958, which was needed to cope with heavy traffic from the Sydney CBD to the Northern Beaches.