Ahrbrücke, Stone arch bridge in Rech, Germany.

The Ahrbrücke, also called the Nepomukbrücke, was a stone arch bridge over the Ahr in Rech, built of greywacke masonry. It was about 43 metres long and up to five metres high, with four flat basket arches and a 4-metre-wide roadway. It connected the village centre with Bundesstraße 267 and was demolished in 2023 after flood damage.

Construction began in 1723 with a wooden beam structure that was replaced by stone arches in 1759. The stone version then served the region for more than 260 years until the 2021 flood disaster caused severe damage.

The bridge was named after Saint Nepomuk, whose 1789 stone figure stood on the parapet. American occupation troops threw the original into the Ahr in 1919; the Eifelverein donated a 1.7-metre basalt replacement in 1920. The statue was torn from its base in the 2021 flood, found headless, restored and returned by 4 October 2021, then removed before the 2023 demolition.

The bridge no longer exists: its remains were demolished from 19 July 2023 after the 2021 flood, and since January 2024 a new site for a replacement Nepomuk bridge is being sought. The Saint Nepomuk statue was removed beforehand. The former crossing linked the village centre with Bundesstraße 267.

The bridge was demolished in 2023 after the 2021 flood tore away its fourth arch and much of the southern bank. The Saint Nepomuk statue, knocked from its pedestal by the water, was found headless during clean-up and restored to its place by 4 October 2021 before being removed for the demolition.