Olympic Way, often incorrectly known as Wembley Way, is the road that links

Wembley Park tube station Wembley Park is a London Underground station in Wembley Park, north west London. The station is served by the Underground's Jubilee and Metropolitan lines and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is located on Bridge Road (A4089) and is the nearest Unde ...

and

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium ...

Wembley Park Wembley Park is a district of the London Borough of Brent, England. It is roughly centred on Bridge Road, a mile northeast of Wembley town centre and northwest from Charing Cross. The name Wembley Park refers to the area that, at its broade ...

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. Thousands of spectators walk along it to every event as the road leads directly into the stadium. The road is an easy access from the

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The ...

system at

to the stadium, and travels in a north–south direction. The road also allows pedestrians an easy access to

London Designer Outlet London Designer Outlet (abbreviated LDO) is a semi-outdoor shopping centre in Wembley in the London Borough of Brent. Located on Wembley Park Boulevard adjacent to both Wembley Stadium and The SSE Arena, it opened in 2013 as the first outlet c ...

from the station. Olympic Way was constructed several years after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

by German prisoners of war in the United Kingdom. Originally they were intended to be used for picking up refuse during the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, but their duties were changed due to criticism in the press; one media outlet stated that "It is fair to assume that the Ministry of Labour will think very hard before intending for a slave squad to operate quite so publicly and before quite so many overseas visitors." As a result of a labour shortage, German prisoners of war were used in constructing Olympic War instead."Olympic Way built by German Prisoners of War"
BBC News, 15 March 2010 File:Wembley Way.jpg, Olympic Way looking down from the

File:Wembley Stadium down Wembley Way.jpg, New

looking south, down the new Olympic Way, January 2007 File:Wembley Twin Towers.jpg, Olympic Way before the

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

semi-final at

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File:Wembley Stadium map.png, A map of Wembley Stadium in relation to Olympic Way

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Roads in London Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena Transport in the London Borough of Brent {{London-road-stub