The Kaliningrad Port is an active cargo port, where ships are loaded and unloaded daily. It is located in the bed of the Pregolya River, near the Museum of the World Ocean. Sightseeing boats that take tourists to the historical center of Kaliningrad can go into the port territory so that tourists can see the old elevators, cranes and ships.
The Kaliningrad Port is separated from the Museum of the World Ocean by a two-tier railway bridge built in 1926. It had a unique design. There is a railway on the upper tier, and cars and pedestrians drive on the lower one. The central section of the bridge turned along the shore in a few minutes, opening a passage for ships.
In 1945, the bridge was partially destroyed during the bombing. Soviet engineers decided to use a different solution and built two pylons. The central span of the bridge on these pylons can be lifted up for the passage of ships. Now this happens extremely rarely, since large ships do not enter the Pregolya riverbed beyond the port.
When the boat sails into the port territory, moored vessels are visible on the right side, and port cranes rise on the left. They load and unload goods. An old crane installed in the 1930s has been preserved here. In the distance, the buildings of two elevators, built in 1924, are visible. For a long time they remained the largest grain elevators in Europe. They are still used to store grain today.
A Sea Channel begins in the port of Kaliningrad, which allowed naval vessels to enter the port of Konigsberg. Its construction began in 1901, but as the displacement of ships increased, the fairway was constantly deepening. This channel opens into the Baltic Sea in the city of Baltiysk.
