Google - truncated URL's in SERP's

Google truncating search URL's

[Whitey]

For long URL's I've seen several instances of Google displaying the full URL in the search results. A right click on "properties" confirms the correct URL is in place. But then this is followed, when clicking on the URL from G, with a "truncated URL", which in our case, redirects to the home page.

e.g.

Google SERP's show
http://www.example.com/Widget1/Widget2/Widget3/Name-of-the-widget.htm

When clicking on the title in the SERP's G truncated part ot the URL like this:

http://www.example.com/Widget1/Widget2/Widget3/Name-of-the-wid

This pattern is not consistant. We have many instances of long URL's which work fine, but I have not yet checked if there is a character limit - even so something's not right, IMO .

How can it be that the results and properties are showing correctly, but clicking on the link reveals a truncated URL?

Can anyone report similar observations and explain what is happening?

[edited by: engine at 1:31 pm (utc) on July 10, 2006]
[edit reason] de-linked and examplified [/edit]

[cgchris99]

I have seen this type of URL in my awstats reports. I don't know where they are coming from but after your post maybe from google.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Mokita]

Are you sure it is Google doing the truncating? If not, this thread might prove enlightening:

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