OK, not quite the Panama, but come to a brief meet up by the buoy on Stoke Bridge on this palindromic day 6.2.26. Here you can admire the New Cut which was created to straighten the river Orwell and improve access to the port, and contemplate that it was near here that the Alderman canal once rejoined the Gipping/Orwell.
The location is a short walk from Ipswich station or from Ipswich town centre. If you are travelling by car, there are several paid car parks in the area.