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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.1
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                   BDO Seidman, LLP               300 Arboretum Place, Suite 520
                   Accountants and Consultants    Richmond, Virginia 23236
                                                  Telephone: (804) 330-3092
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Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Board of Directors
Smith-Midland Corporation

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 30, 2002, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Smith-Midland Corporation appearing in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001.


                                                  /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
                                                  BDO Seidman, LLP


Richmond, Virginia
May 9, 2002


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