Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No.  33-69306;  No.  33-62887;  No.  333-05987;  and No.
333-59941)  of our  report  dated  March  29,  2000  relating  to the  financial
statements  which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to  Shareholders  of Michael
Baker  Corporation,   which  is  incorporated  by  reference  in  Michael  Baker
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 29, 2000