Traffic came to a standstill on the motorway, and lay-bys and all vantage points were packed as people paused to pay tribute as the cortege passed.
The convoy, led by the hearse carrying the Queen’s coffin, crossed the River Forth from Fife around five-and-three-quarter hours after leaving Balmoral.
Up river from the original Forth road and rail crossings, the structure was officially opened by the Queen on September 4 2017, 53 years to the day after she opened the adjacent Forth Road Bridge.
13. The Queen's final journey
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, after it crossed Friarton Bridge in Perth (Pic: PA/Andrew Milligan) Photo: Andrew Milligan
14. The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passing over the Queensferry Crossing
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passing over the Queensferry Crossing as it continues its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: Owen Humphreys
15. A toy Paddington Bear and a marmalade sandwich, a nod to the Queen's association with the children's book character
A toy Paddington Bear and a marmalade sandwich, a nod to the Queen's association with the children's book character at the Royal Jubilee, laid outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is travelling from Balmoral to Edinburgh, where it will lie at rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Photo: Jacob King
16. The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passing through the outskirts of Edinburgh as it continues its journey to the Palace of Holyroodhouse from Balmoral. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: John Linton