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(vpc): Access the Internet Gateway for a VPC loaded via "ec2.Vpc.fromLookup"

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@aws-cdk/aws-ec2 effort/medium feature-request p2
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Description

### Description

Add the ability to look up the Internet Gateway for a VPC loaded via `Vpc.fromLookup`.

### Use Case

I'd like to be able to add a subnet route like this:

```javascript
const vpc = ec2.Vpc.fromLookup(this, 'vpc', { 'vpc-XXXXXXXX' });

const subnet = ...;

subnet.addRoute('IgwRoute', {
routerType: ec2.RouterType.GATEWAY,
routerId: vpc.internetGatewayId,
destinationCidrBlock: "0.0.0.0/0",
})
```

but `vpc.internetGatewayId` comes back as `undefined` for me. Is this expected?

### Proposed Solution

I believe there is some relevant context here:
https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/5327#issuecomment-961894054

### Other information

_No response_

### Acknowledge

- [ ] I may be able to implement this feature request
- [ ] This feature might incur a breaking change

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Vpc.fromLookup entry point and the internetGatewayId property; the issue's example shows the lookup and route use case. Review the linked issue comment for context, and consider the work done when a looked-up VPC exposes its Internet Gateway ID for the shown route configuration.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws, typescript
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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