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 Michael  Baker  Corporation  of our report  dated April 20, 1999,
which appears within Exhibit 13.1 to Michael Baker  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 29, 1999